There are 9 ways to get from Portofino to Ningbo by ferry, plane, car, or train
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Line 1 ferry to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)GOA - NGB
21h 25m¥2,218–7,756Line 1 ferry, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)MXP - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
23h 10m¥1,931–5,399Drive 11,086 km
- Drive from Portofino to Ningbo11,086 km
5d 9h¥14,238–20,566Line 1 ferry, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)MXP - NGB
22h 17m¥1,963–5,966Line 1 ferry, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pavia
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)LIN - NGB
23h 59m¥2,286–8,293Line 1 ferry to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)GOA - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
23h 54m¥2,264–7,040Line 1 ferry, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)MXP - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
21h 26m¥2,609–5,550Line 1 ferry, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pavia
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)LIN - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
22h 48m¥2,332–7,077Line 1 ferry, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport
- Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport (WNZ)MXP - WNZ
- Take the train from Wenzhou South to Ningbo
22h 43m¥2,195–6,221
Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portofino to Ningbo is to line 1 ferry and train and fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥5500 and takes 23h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Portofino to Ningbo is to line 1 ferry and fly which takes 21h 25m and costs ¥2200 - ¥8000.
The distance between Portofino and Ningbo is 9363 km. The road distance is 11086 km.
It takes approximately 21h 25m to get from Portofino to Ningbo, including transfers.
Ningbo is 7h ahead of Portofino. It is currently 2:35 PM in Portofino and 9:35 PM in Ningbo.
Yes, the driving distance between Portofino to Ningbo is 11086 km. It takes approximately 5 days 9h to drive from Portofino to Ningbo.
There are 85+ hotels available in Ningbo.
What companies run services between Portofino, Italy and Ningbo, China?
There is no direct connection from Portofino to Ningbo. However, you can take the line 1 ferry to Santa Margherita Ligure, walk to S.Margherita L.-Port, take the train to Genova Sestri Ponen., walk to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) airport, fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB), walk to Ningbo Lishe Airport, then take the line 2 subway to Gulou. Alternatively, you can drive from Portofino to Ningbo in around 5d 9h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Munich, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Munich, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥140–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥150–250
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥65–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ¥140–200
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥35–45
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥75–95
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥124
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥280–650
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ¥450–650
- 2nd Class
- ¥280–370
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
- 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
- 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
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 Wenzhou South to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligure
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- traghettiportofino.it
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