There are 6 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
7h 57m¥17,201–59,919Car 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 Miho–Yonago Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Miho–Yonago Airport (YGJ)plane SHA - YGJ
9h 18m¥30,198–107,006Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miho–Yonago Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Miho–Yonago Airport (YGJ)plane PVG - YGJ
9h 25m¥23,001–83,219Fly 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 6m¥20,321–55,069Car ferry, train, night train
- 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 7h¥29,810–39,550
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Izumo Airport (IZO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Shimane is to fly and train which costs ¥20000 - ¥55000 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Shimane is to fly which takes 7h 57m and costs ¥17000 - ¥60000.
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 7h 57m to get from Shanghai to Shimane, including transfers.
Shimane is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 3:42 AM in Shanghai and 4:42 AM in Shimane.
There are 116+ 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.
Airlines
- 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
- ¥29,000–200,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miho–Yonago Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–160,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Izumo Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–130,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Izumo Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Izumo Airport via Nagasaki, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–36,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–37,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–35,000
- Website
- flyairseoul.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miho–Yonago Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–95,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–35,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–37,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–39,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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 Sannomiya to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,300
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,300
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,800–3,800
Night train from Himeji to Izumoshi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- 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
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Green Seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Sannomiya to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- 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.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
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