There are 9 ways to get from Shanghai to Chiba by plane, car ferry, train, car, night train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane PVG - NRT
6h 8m¥19,816–49,717Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain Nozomi
2d 3h¥33,090–47,140Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane SHA - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Chiba Stationtrain
6h 49m¥29,414–85,184Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane PVG - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Chiba Stationtrain
7h 6m¥23,536–66,307Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane HGH - NRT
8h 26m¥23,345–62,710Car ferry, train via Kobe
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Chibaminatotrain
2d 3h¥34,510–45,900Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Chibacar
2d 5h¥29,109–39,158Car ferry, night train, train
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the night train from Sannomiya to Tōkyō Stationnighttrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Chibaminatotrain
2d 8h¥33,910–45,200Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kaihimmakuharibus 0101
2d 12h¥37,210–42,250
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Narita International Airport (NRT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Chiba is to fly which costs ¥19000 - ¥50000 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Chiba is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs ¥19000 - ¥50000.
The distance between Shanghai and Chiba is 1869 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Chiba without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs ¥33000 - ¥48000.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Shanghai to Chiba, including transfers.
Chiba is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 10:59 AM in Shanghai and 11:59 AM in Chiba.
There are 385+ hotels available in Chiba.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Chiba, Japan?
Spring Airlines Japan, Juneyao Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Narita International Airport (NRT) hourly.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–140,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–55,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–140,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–49,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–140,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–65,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–75,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–65,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–75,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Narita International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–100,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–65,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–42,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–140,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–70,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–42,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–37,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–75,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–47,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–85,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–60,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- 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
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Shinagawa to Chiba Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥3,700–4,700
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,000–2,500
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,900
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥2,000–2,900
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Chibaminato
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–950
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Night train from Sannomiya to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–19,000
- 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
- ¥13,000–16,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥13,000–19,000
- Green Seat
- ¥21,000–28,000
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kaihimmakuhari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Individual Seat
- ¥17,000
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
Car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
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