There are 6 ways to get from Osaka to Ningbo by train, plane, car ferry, or car
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)KIX - NGB
6h 37m¥605–2,453Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Drive from Shanghai to Ningbo
2d 1h¥1,099–1,494Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)KIX - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
7h 35m¥673–1,386Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)KIX - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
8h 36m¥751–2,937Fly Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)ITM - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
10h 24m¥1,570–3,513Fly Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)UKB - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
9h 2m¥886–5,924
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Ningbo is to train and fly which costs ¥650 - ¥1400 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Ningbo is to train and fly which takes 6h 37m and costs ¥600 - ¥2500.
The distance between Osaka and Ningbo is 1467 km.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Osaka to Ningbo, including transfers.
Ningbo is 1h behind Osaka. It is currently 8:09 AM in Osaka and 7:09 AM in Ningbo.
There are 85+ hotels available in Ningbo.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Ningbo, China?
There is no direct connection from Osaka to Ningbo. However, you can take the train to Kansai Airport, walk to Kansai International Airport (KIX) airport, fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB), walk to Ningbo Lishe Airport, then take the line 2 subway to Gulou. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Osaka to Ningbo via Osaka International Ferry Terminal and Shanghai in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–1,700
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥490–3,900
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–4,800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Nagasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–1,700
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–3,900
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,700
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,400
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,400
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,300
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥470–1,900
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,700
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,600
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥490–3,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–1,700
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,900
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,100
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–1,700
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥440–2,400
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,200
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,900
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥470–1,600
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,500
- 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
- ¥100–150
- 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
- ¥130–150
- Reserved Seat
- ¥100–140
- Green Seat
- ¥130–180
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥340–480
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
- 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
- ¥921–1,151
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥921
- 1st Class
- ¥1,151
- Special Class
- ¥1,841
- VIP
- ¥4,603
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