There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Tokyo by plane, car ferry, train, car, bus, or night bus
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane SHA - HND
5h 33m¥27,685–70,915Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane PVG - HND
5h 50m¥21,821–57,051Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain Nozomi
2d 2h¥32,400–43,460Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane PVG - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
6h 39m¥21,931–45,731Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Tokyocar
2d 4h¥28,612–38,161Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesubus
2d 8h¥24,510–41,250Car ferry, night bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the night bus from Shinki Bus Sannomiya to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus
2d 9h¥28,210–37,250
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Tokyo is to fly and train which costs ¥21000 - ¥46000 and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Tokyo is to fly which takes 5h 33m and costs ¥27000 - ¥75000.
The distance between Shanghai and Tokyo is 1810 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Tokyo without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs ¥32000 - ¥44000.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Shanghai to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 8:48 PM in Shanghai and 9:48 PM in Tokyo.
There are 10919+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Tokyo, Japan?
China Eastern Airlines, Japan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–80,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–80,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–80,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–90,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–47,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–43,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–65,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–90,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–43,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–65,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–47,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–65,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–28,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–37,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–28,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- 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
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Relax
- ¥4,300–12,000
- Standard
- ¥4,300–8,500
- Comodo
- ¥7,000–12,000
- ReBorn
- ¥7,500–16,000
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Night bus from Shinki Bus Sannomiya to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.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 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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