There are 3 ways to get from Osaka to Xining by train, plane, or car ferry
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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 Xining (XNN)plane KIX - XNN
10h 49m¥965–3,358Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Xiningtrain Shanghai
3d 1h¥1,061–1,626Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Xining (XNN)plane NGO - XNN
12h 37m¥1,273–4,378
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Xining (XNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Xining is to car ferry and train which costs ¥1000 - ¥1700 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Xining is to train and fly which takes 10h 49m and costs ¥950 - ¥3400.
The distance between Osaka and Xining is 3087 km.
The best way to get from Osaka to Xining without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 3 days 1h and costs ¥1000 - ¥1700.
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from Osaka to Xining, including transfers.
Xining is 1h behind Osaka. It is currently 2:40 PM in Osaka and 1:40 PM in Xining.
There are 28+ hotels available in Xining.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Xining, China?
There is no direct connection from Osaka to Xining. However, you can take the train to Kansai Airport, walk to Kansai International Airport (KIX) airport, fly to Xining (XNN), walk to Xining Airport, then take the bus to Yinlong Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Xining via Shanghai, International Cruise Terminal, Hanzhong Road, and Shanghai station in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,200
- Website
- gxairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Xining via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,900
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Xining via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,700
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Xining via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
- 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
- ¥90–140
- 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
- ¥90–130
- Green Seat
- ¥120–160
Train from Shanghai station to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥200–290
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥440–550
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥600–900
Train from Shanghai station to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–300
- Hard sleeper
- ¥390–550
- Soft sleeper
- ¥600–850
- 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
- ¥220–300
- Reserved seat
- ¥260–330
- Green seat
- ¥330–440
- 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
- ¥858–1,072
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥858
- 1st Class
- ¥1,072
- Special Class
- ¥1,715
- VIP
- ¥4,287
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