There are 6 ways to get from China to Kobe by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane HGH - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
6h 50m¥52,147–77,613Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane PEK - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
7h 3m¥32,726–63,194Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chongqing to Shanghaicar
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
2d 16h¥52,410–71,814Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Kobe (UKB)plane PEK - UKB
7h 58m¥40,836–101,044Fly Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane WUX - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
7h 14m¥45,601–78,731Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Shanghai Southtrain Chongqing North
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
2d 19h¥33,835–58,062
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from China to Kobe is to fly and bus which costs ¥32000 - ¥65000 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from China to Kobe is to fly and bus which takes 6h 50m and costs ¥50000 - ¥80000.
The distance between China and Kobe is 1572 km.
The best way to get from China to Kobe without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 19h and costs ¥33000 - ¥60000.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from China to Kobe, including transfers.
There are 330+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between China and Kobe, Japan?
All Nippon Airways, Korean Air, and five other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Kobe (UKB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–80,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–80,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–49,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–85,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–49,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–85,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–55,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–49,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–85,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–75,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–37,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–70,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–65,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–50,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kobe via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–95,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–65,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–80,000
Train from Chongqing North to Shanghai South
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–32,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥13,000–18,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥23,000–32,000
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,400
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
Bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,400
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
Bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,400
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
- 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 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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