There are 4 ways to get from Osaka to Dalian by train, plane, car ferry, or bus
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane KIX - DLC
5h 52m¥749–2,245Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the bus from Shanghai Hutie Terminal to Jianshejie Terminalbus
2d 19h¥1,354–1,728Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane ITM - DLC
8h 45m¥1,122–2,127Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane NGO - DLC
7h 21m¥1,561–2,470
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Dalian is to train and fly which costs ¥750 - ¥2300 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Dalian is to train and fly which takes 5h 52m and costs ¥750 - ¥2300.
The distance between Osaka and Dalian is 1390 km.
The best way to get from Osaka to Dalian without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs ¥1300 - ¥1800.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Osaka to Dalian, including transfers.
Dalian is 1h behind Osaka. It is currently 10:24 AM in Osaka and 9:24 AM in Dalian.
There are 91+ hotels available in Dalian.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Dalian, China?
Japan Airlines, Ibex Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,100
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,100
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥95–140
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥120–140
- Reserved Seat
- ¥95–140
- Green Seat
- ¥120–170
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥220–330
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥220–310
- Reserved seat
- ¥270–330
- Green seat
- ¥330–450
- Website
- dalianbus.com
Bus from Shanghai Hutie Terminal to Jianshejie Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥450–600
- Schedules at
- dalianbus.com
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥877–1,096
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥877
- 1st Class
- ¥1,096
- Special Class
- ¥1,753
- VIP
- ¥4,382
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