There are 8 ways to get from Tokyo to China by plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane HND - PEK
7h 12m¥1,152–2,471Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane NRT - HGH
7h 51m¥625–2,158Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Chongqingcar
2d 21h¥2,682–3,852Fly Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane HND - SHA
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Stationtrain
7h 2m¥1,266–3,119Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Tianjin Binhai
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN)plane NRT - TSN
7h 41m¥1,075–2,458Fly Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane HND - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
7h 49m¥1,007–2,380Fly Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane HND - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
7h 30m¥951–2,465Fly Tokyo International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane HND - HKG
9h 8m¥773–2,502
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to China is to fly which costs ¥750 - ¥2500 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to China is to fly and train which takes 7h 2m and costs ¥1200 - ¥3200.
The distance between Tokyo and China is 2146 km.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Tokyo to China, including transfers.
There are 510+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and China?
All Nippon Airways, Hainan, and four other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) every 2 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–4,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,400
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,200
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,900
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,900
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,200
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,600
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,900
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,100
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Taipei Songshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,100
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Taipei Songshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,100
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥38–42
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥60–66
- Business Class Seat
- ¥80–120
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥41–45
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥41–45
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥90–130
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–250
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥190–250
- Ordinary Car
- ¥120–160
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Schedules at
- bdia.com.cn
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥40–70
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥110–160
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥906–1,133
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥906
- 1st Class
- ¥1,133
- Special Class
- ¥1,812
- VIP
- ¥4,529
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