There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Kitakyushu by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or night bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)PVG - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokura
4h 57m¥15,315–52,762Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to KokuraNozomi / ...
2d 2h¥31,400–41,460Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)SHA - KKJ
8h 44m¥29,040–96,999Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hiroshima Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ)PVG - HIJ
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kokura
7h 6m¥40,945–57,562Car ferry, night bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Take the night bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMPT Building to Kokura Station Shinkansen GateJh1551
2d 10h¥24,700–37,380
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kitakyushu is to fly and train which costs ¥15000 - ¥55000 and takes 4h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kitakyushu is to fly and train which takes 4h 57m and costs ¥15000 - ¥55000.
The distance between Shanghai and Kitakyushu is 953 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Kitakyushu without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs ¥31000 - ¥42000.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Shanghai to Kitakyushu, including transfers.
Kitakyushu is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 5:51 AM in Shanghai and 6:51 AM in Kitakyushu.
There are 198+ hotels available in Kitakyushu.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kitakyushu, Japan?
Shanghai Airlines, Japan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–150,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–47,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–60,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–47,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–37,000
- 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
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–160,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–120,000
- 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
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–41,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–38,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,400
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- 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
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥16,000–21,000
Train from Hiroshima to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Green seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,450
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMPT Building to Kokura Station Shinkansen Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
Ferry operators
- 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
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