There are 8 ways to get from Kumamoto to Shanghai by train, plane, car ferry, night bus, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FUK - PVG
5h 25m¥1,127–2,353Train to Kagoshima Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane KOJ - PVG
8h 12m¥884–2,548Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin Kobetrain Sakura
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 3h¥1,199–1,652Fly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane KMJ - PVG
8h 51m¥1,055–2,755Fly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane KMJ - SHA
9h 40m¥1,505–4,605Train, car ferry via Osaka
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin Osakatrain Sakura
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 4h¥1,220–1,680Night bus, car ferry
- Take the night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Sannomiya Stationnightbus Sunrise
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 11h¥1,147–1,607Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Kosoku Bus Terminal to ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパンbus
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 13h¥1,616–2,278
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kumamoto to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥1100 - ¥2400 and takes 5h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Kumamoto to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 5h 25m and costs ¥1100 - ¥2400.
The distance between Kumamoto and Shanghai is 995 km.
The best way to get from Kumamoto to Shanghai without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs ¥1200 - ¥1700.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Kumamoto to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h behind Kumamoto. It is currently 10:08 AM in Kumamoto and 9:08 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1841+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Kumamoto, Japan and Shanghai, China?
Japan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,300
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,900
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,500
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–7,500
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,300
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,700
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,700
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,300
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,300
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥60–90
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥380–550
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–140
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥400–600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Sannomiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥330–500
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–170
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0954-63-3111
- Website
- yutoku.jp
Bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Kosoku Bus Terminal to ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.yutoku.jp/
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥848–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥848
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,695
- VIP
- ¥4,236
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥848–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥848
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,695
- VIP
- ¥4,236
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥848–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥848
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,695
- VIP
- ¥4,236
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥848–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥848
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,695
- VIP
- ¥4,236
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