There are 7 ways to get from Sapporo to Shanghai by train, plane, night bus, car ferry, or bus
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Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CTS - PVG
7h 36m¥1,200–2,413Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Otaru to Maizurucarferry
- Take the bus from Maizuru Ferry Terminal to Sannomiya Bus Terminalbus
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
3d 3h¥1,024–2,389Train, night bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sendaitrain
- Take the night bus from Sendai Station East Exit to Kobe Sannomiyanightbus
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 22h¥1,922–2,867Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane CTS - SHA
9h¥1,050–3,863Fly Okadama Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane OKD - PVG
12h 29m¥2,294–6,598Train to Asahikawa Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo(Jr) to Asahikawatrain
- Fly from Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane AKJ - SHA
12h 19m¥1,543–5,772Train to Hakodate Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to Hakodatetrain
- Fly from Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane HKD - SHA
13h 39m¥1,464–4,805
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥1200 - ¥2500 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 7h 36m and costs ¥1200 - ¥2500.
The distance between Sapporo and Shanghai is 2264 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Shanghai without a car is to train and night bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 22h and costs ¥1900 - ¥2900.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Sapporo to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h behind Sapporo. It is currently 3:03 AM in Sapporo and 2:03 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1664+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Shanghai, China?
Fuji Dream, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,600
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–7,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,800
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–6,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Aomori, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,900
Flights from Okadama Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Matsumoto, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Okadama Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Akita, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,500
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,600
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,800
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–6,500
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,500
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–7,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–6,500
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,500
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–7,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–9,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–9,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Okadama Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Matsumoto, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,900
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,700
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥40–60
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo(Jr) to Asahikawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥120–170
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥330–460
- 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
- ¥340–390
- Reserved Seat
- ¥330–460
- Green Seat
- ¥500–700
Train from Sapporo(Jr) to Asahikawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥170–240
- 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
- ¥190–230
- Reserved Seat
- ¥170–240
- Green Seat
- ¥250–330
Train from Sapporo to Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥350–480
- 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
- ¥360–410
- Reserved Seat
- ¥350–480
- Green Seat
- ¥500–700
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥500–750
- 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
- ¥500–700
- Reserved seat
- ¥550–750
- Green seat
- ¥700–1,000
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station East Exit to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥230–550
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row spacious
- ¥230–550
- 3 seats per row
- ¥320–500
- Phone
- 03-5755-2151
- Website
- nihon-kotsu.co.jp
Bus from Maizuru Ferry Terminal to Sannomiya Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥107
- Schedules at
- nihonkotsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥869–1,086
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥869
- 1st Class
- ¥1,086
- Special Class
- ¥1,737
- VIP
- ¥4,343
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