There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Tokyo Tower 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 41m¥27,595–80,695Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane PVG - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nipporitrain
6h 48m¥20,272–48,153Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain Nozomi
2d 2h¥32,530–42,760Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane PVG - HND
5h 58m¥21,732–61,833Car ferry, train via Kobe
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain Nozomi
2d 3h¥34,030–45,170Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Tokyo Towercar
2d 4h¥28,610–38,159Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Shinki Bus Sannomiya to Shibuya Stationbus 9352
2d 9h¥27,887–35,427Car ferry, night bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the night bus from Shinki Bus Sannomiya to Shibuyanightbus
2d 10h¥28,420–37,460
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Tokyo Tower is to fly and train which costs ¥20000 - ¥49000 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Tokyo Tower is to fly which takes 5h 41m and costs ¥27000 - ¥85000.
The distance between Shanghai and Tokyo Tower is 1808 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Tokyo Tower without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs ¥32000 - ¥43000.
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Shanghai to Tokyo Tower, including transfers.
There are 11011+ hotels available in Tokyo Tower.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Tokyo Tower, 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
- ¥30,000–140,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–80,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–140,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–80,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–140,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–80,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–65,000
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
- ¥18,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–60,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–60,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–60,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–44,000
- 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
- ¥29,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–38,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–44,000
- 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
- ¥36,000–85,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–70,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–49,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- 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
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Shinki Bus Sannomiya to Shibuya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–10,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Individual Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Night bus from Shinki Bus Sannomiya to Shibuya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- 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 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
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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