There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Masuda by plane, car ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Masuda Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Masuda Airport (IWJ)plane PVG - IWJ
10h 25m¥19,068–69,668Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Shin-Yamaguchitrain
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Masudatrain
2d 4h¥32,710–43,450Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane PVG - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Shin-Yamaguchitrain
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Masudatrain
8h 1m¥27,588–77,218Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Izumo Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Izumo Airport (IZO)plane PVG - IZO
- Take the train from Shinji to Masudatrain
11h 13m¥30,768–75,068Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Masuda Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Masuda Airport (IWJ)plane SHA - IWJ
9h 38m¥24,898–93,498Car ferry, train via Tottori
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Tottoritrain
- Take the train from Tottori to Masudatrain
2d 7h¥32,110–43,250Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Ōsaka to Masudabus Hamadado Express
2d 8h¥24,810–36,250
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Masuda Airport (IWJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Masuda is to car ferry and bus which costs ¥24000 - ¥37000 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Masuda is to fly and train which takes 8h 1m and costs ¥27000 - ¥80000.
The distance between Shanghai and Masuda is 1056 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Masuda without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 2 days 4h and costs ¥32000 - ¥44000.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Shanghai to Masuda, including transfers.
Masuda is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 12:35 AM in Shanghai and 1:35 AM in Masuda.
There are 26+ hotels available in Masuda.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Masuda, Japan?
All Nippon Airways, Juneyao Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Masuda Airport (IWJ) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Masuda Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–160,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Masuda Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–160,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Masuda Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–140,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Masuda Airport via Seoul Gimpo, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–150,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Izumo Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–200,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Izumo Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–80,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–37,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
- 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
- ¥16,000–43,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–14,000
- 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
- ¥9,500–13,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Green seat
- ¥14,000–19,000
Train from Hakata to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,100–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Masuda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
Train from Shinji to Masuda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,000
- 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
- ¥4,700–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Green Seat
- ¥6,000–8,000
Train from Sannomiya to Tottori
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–7,000
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,900–7,000
- Green Seat
- ¥7,000–10,000
Train from Tottori to Masuda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- 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
- ¥7,500–9,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Green Seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Ōsaka to Masuda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–11,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.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
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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