There are 6 ways to get from Beijing to Honshū Island by plane, train, car ferry, night train, or night bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane PEK - HND
6h 47m¥34,150–91,441Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane PEK - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nipporitrain
7h 55m¥33,120–79,211Train, car ferry, night train
- Take the train from Beijing South to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the nighttrain from Sannomiya to Yokohamanighttrain
2d 14h¥41,627–51,228Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane PKX - HND
6h 59m¥38,125–66,496Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane TSN - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nipporitrain
8h 24m¥36,640–49,183Train, car ferry, night bus
- Take the train from Beijing South to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the nightbus from Universal Studios Japan to Yokohama Sky building YCATnightbus
2d 15h¥44,417–56,978
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Honshū Island is to fly and train which costs ¥33000 - ¥80000 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Honshū Island is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs ¥34000 - ¥95000.
The distance between Beijing and Honshū Island is 2137 km.
The best way to get from Beijing to Honshū Island without a car is to train and car ferry and night train which takes 2 days 14h and costs ¥41000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Beijing to Honshū Island, including transfers.
Honshū Island is 1h ahead of Beijing. It is currently 12:23 PM in Beijing and 1:23 PM in Honshū Island.
There are 65+ hotels available in Honshū Island.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Honshū Island, Japan?
Air China, Japan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) every 2 hours.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–95,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–100,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–110,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–65,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Narita International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–65,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–110,000
Train from Beijing South to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥13,000–15,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥22,000–25,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥32,000–46,000
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,400
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,400
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥2,000–2,300
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,900–4,100
Train from Beijing South to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥13,000–15,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥22,000–25,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥32,000–46,000
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Universal Studios Japan to Yokohama Sky building YCAT
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row
- ¥5,500–11,000
- 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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