There are 10 ways to get from Shanghai to Japan by plane, car ferry, train, car, night train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)PVG - FUK
4h 39m¥13,234–48,382Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Tōkyō StationNozomi
2d 2h¥32,400–43,460Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)SHA - HND
5h 33m¥26,795–70,526Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)PVG - HND
5h 50m¥20,594–56,942Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kobe (UKB)PVG - UKB
5h 30m¥19,214–111,372Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)PVG - NGO
6h 2m¥16,824–44,112Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Narita International Airport (NRT)PVG - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
6h 39m¥21,704–45,622Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Tokyo
2d 4h¥28,611–38,160Car ferry, night train
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Take the night train from Sannomiya to Tōkyō StationSunrise Seto / ...
2d 7h¥33,210–44,250Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Take the bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu
2d 8h¥24,510–41,250
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Japan is to fly which costs ¥13000 - ¥49000 and takes 4h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Japan is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs ¥13000 - ¥49000.
The distance between Shanghai and Japan is 898 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Japan without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs ¥32000 - ¥44000.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Shanghai to Japan, including transfers.
Japan is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 7:47 AM in Shanghai and 8:47 AM in Japan.
There are 10747+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Japan?
Spring Airlines, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–32,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–130,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–75,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–40,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–130,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–75,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–40,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–130,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–75,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–35,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–90,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–70,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–32,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–24,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–38,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–70,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–90,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–70,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- 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
- ¥19,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–30,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–41,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–39,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–39,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–55,000
- 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
- ¥30,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–70,000
- 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
- ¥32,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–39,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- 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 PMTP Building to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Relax
- ¥4,300–12,000
- Standard
- ¥4,300–8,500
- Comodo
- ¥7,000–12,000
- ReBorn
- ¥7,500–16,000
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
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
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
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