There are 6 ways to get from Guangzhou to Kobe by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kansai International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane CAN - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
8h 13m¥18,086–50,447Train, car ferry via Guangzhou South
- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Shanghai Hongqiao Stationtrain Guangzhou / ...
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
2d 9h¥37,218–50,246Fly to Kobe
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Kobe (UKB)plane CAN - UKB
9h 3m¥27,396–95,497Fly to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane CAN - ITM
11h 41m¥20,036–61,347Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Guangzhou to Shanghaicar
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
2d 14h¥47,908–65,311Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Guangzhou Train Station to Shanghai Southtrain Haikou
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
3d 1h¥24,744–35,618
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Guangzhou to Kobe is to fly and bus which costs ¥18000 - ¥55000 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Guangzhou to Kobe is to fly and bus which takes 8h 13m and costs ¥18000 - ¥55000.
The distance between Guangzhou and Kobe is 2560 km.
The best way to get from Guangzhou to Kobe without a car is to train and car ferry via Guangzhou South which takes 2 days 9h and costs ¥37000 - ¥50000.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Guangzhou to Kobe, including transfers.
Kobe is 1h ahead of Guangzhou. It is currently 8:00 PM in Guangzhou and 9:00 PM in Kobe.
There are 330+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Guangzhou, China and Kobe, Japan?
Hainan, EVA Air, and six other airlines fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Kobe (UKB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–70,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–80,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–60,000
- 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
- ¥1,900–2,200
- 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
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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