There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal by plane, car ferry, or train
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Fly to Kobe
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kobe (UKB)PVG - UKB
5h 25m¥15,196–121,352Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
47h 30m¥20,000–25,000Fly to Kansai International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)PVG - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
6h 16m¥15,896–55,252Fly to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)PVG - ITM
8h¥33,046–72,452Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)PVG - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
7h 15m¥22,536–37,862Fly to Okayama Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)PVG - OKJ
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin-Kōbe Station
7h 26m¥19,086–68,862
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal is to fly and train which costs ¥15000 - ¥60000 and takes 6h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs ¥15000 - ¥130000.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Shanghai and arriving at Kobe Port Terminal. Services depart once a week, and operate Tuesday. The journey takes approximately 47h 30m.
The distance between Shanghai and Kobe Port Terminal is 1355 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal without a car is to car ferry which takes 47h 30m and costs ¥20000 - ¥25000.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal, including transfers.
There are 285+ hotels available in Kobe Port Terminal.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kobe Port Terminal, Japan?
Juneyao Airlines and Korean Air fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kobe (UKB) twice daily. Alternatively, Japan-China International Ferry Co operates a car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal once a week. Tickets cost ¥20,000–25,000 and the journey takes 47h 30m.
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Airlines
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–49,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–50,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Nagasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–49,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–85,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Okayama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Okayama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–120,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–85,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Okayama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–55,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–45,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–45,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–40,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–43,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–85,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–80,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–48,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–60,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–33,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–65,000
Train operators
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,500
- 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
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Green seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
Train from Okayama to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
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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