There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Shimane by plane, car ferry, bus, train, or night train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Izumo Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Izumo Airport (IZO)plane PVG - IZO
8h 17m¥25,561–70,262Car ferry, train, night train
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Himejitrain
- Take the night train from Himeji to Izumoshinighttrain
2d 8h¥25,360–32,550Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Shinki Bus Kobe Sannomiya Bus Terminal to Matsue Sta.bus Port Lake
2d 4h¥26,410–33,150Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Izumo Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Izumo Airport (IZO)plane SHA - IZO
8h 20m¥31,398–89,098Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Miho–Yonago Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Miho–Yonago Airport (YGJ)plane SHA - YGJ
9h 38m¥47,498–140,678Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miho–Yonago Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Miho–Yonago Airport (YGJ)plane PVG - YGJ
9h 5m¥38,661–101,842Fly 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 Fukuoka to Shin Yamaguchitrain
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Masudatrain
8h 20m¥28,681–54,112
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Izumo Airport (IZO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Shimane is to car ferry and train and night train which costs ¥25000 - ¥33000 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Shimane is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs ¥25000 - ¥75000.
The distance between Shanghai and Shimane is 1179 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Shimane without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs ¥26000 - ¥34000.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Shanghai to Shimane, including transfers.
Shimane is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 1:54 AM in Shanghai and 2:54 AM in Shimane.
There are 140+ hotels available in Shimane.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Shimane, Japan?
Japan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Izumo Airport (IZO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Izumo Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–140,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Izumo Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Izumo Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–130,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Izumo Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–85,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–44,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Miho–Yonago Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–260,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miho–Yonago Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–240,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–46,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–44,000
- Website
- flyairseoul.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miho–Yonago Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–110,000
- 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
- ¥15,000–44,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Masuda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Sannomiya to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,300
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Night train from Himeji to Izumoshi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Shinki Bus Kobe Sannomiya Bus Terminal to Matsue Sta.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–6,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp.e.aec.hp.transer.com
- 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 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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