There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Kinmen Island by plane, ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane SHA - XMN
- Take the ferry from Wu Tong Pier to Kinmen Shuitou Pierferry
3h 59m$91–227Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport (KNH)plane PVG - KNH
6h 48m$63–239Train, ferry
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Xiamentrain Shanghai Hongqiao
- Take the ferry from Wu Tong Pier to Kinmen Shuitou Pierferry
8h 44m$97–109Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Shangrao Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shangrao to Nanpingshitrain
- Take the bus from Fujian Wuyishan to Xiamen Fanghubus
- Take the ferry from Wu Tong Pier to Kinmen Shuitou Pierferry
13h$87–106Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane PVG - XMN
- Take the ferry from Wu Tong Pier to Kinmen Shuitou Pierferry
4h 30m$108–295Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport, ferry
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN)plane SHA - JJN
- Take the ferry from Shijing Port to Kinmen Shuitou Pierferry
5h 30m$98–206Train, ferry via Jinjiang
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Jinjiangtrain Nanjing South / ...
- Take the ferry from Shijing Port to Kinmen Shuitou Pierferry
11h 39m$76–143
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kinmen Island is to train and bus and ferry which costs $85 - $110 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kinmen Island is to fly and ferry which takes 3h 59m and costs $90 - $230.
The distance between Shanghai and Kinmen Island is 841 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Kinmen Island without a car is to train and ferry which takes 8h 44m and costs $95 - $110.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Shanghai to Kinmen Island, including transfers.
There are 172+ hotels available in Kinmen Island.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kinmen Island, Taiwan?
Uni Airways, Shanghai Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport (KNH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–410
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–350
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport via Taipei Songshan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–260
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–230
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport via Taipei Songshan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kinmen Shang Yi Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Xiamen
- 2nd Class Seat
- $70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- $115–130
- Business Class Seat
- $170–250
Train from Shanghai station to Shangrao Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $34–38
- 1st Class Seat
- $56–62
- Business Class Seat
- $80–120
Train from Shangrao to Nanpingshi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $5–7
- 1st Class Seat
- $9–10
- Business Class Seat
- $12–18
Train from Shangrao to Nanpingshi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $7–10
- Adult - 1st Class
- $7–11
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Jinjiang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $45–65
- Adult - 1st Class
- $75–110
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Fujian Wuyishan to Xiamen Fanghu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $20–28
- Phone
- 0800-011765
- Website
- taiwantrip.com.tw
Ferry from Shijing Port to Kinmen Shuitou Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- kinmen.travel
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