There are 9 ways to get from Nanjing to Japan by plane, train, car ferry, night train, or bus
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Fly Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
best- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane NKG - FUK
7h 38m¥16,436–55,549Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Nanjing to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Tōkyō Stationtrain
2d 7hFly Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane NKG - HND
8h 41m¥38,796–71,109Fly Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Kobe (UKB)plane NKG - UKB
9h 9m¥24,416–75,539Fly Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane NKG - NGO
9h 41m¥18,026–56,279Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane PVG - FUK
7h 46m¥28,022–55,186Train to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane SHA - HND
8h 24m¥41,154–101,517Train, car ferry, night train
- Take the train from Nanjing to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the night train from Sannomiya to Tōkyō Stationnighttrain
2d 10h¥29,214–42,598Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Nanjing to Shanghaibus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesubus
2d 14h¥27,586–44,714
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nanjing to Japan is to fly which costs ¥16000 - ¥60000 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Nanjing to Japan is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs ¥16000 - ¥60000.
The distance between Nanjing and Japan is 1155 km.
The best way to get from Nanjing to Japan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Nanjing to Japan, including transfers.
Japan is 1h ahead of Nanjing. It is currently 8:34 AM in Nanjing and 9:34 AM in Japan.
There are 12670+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between Nanjing, China and Japan?
China Eastern Airlines, Jin Air, and three other airlines fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–65,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–90,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–75,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kobe via Qingdao, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–85,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kobe via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–85,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–110,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–55,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–90,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–75,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–130,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–44,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–60,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–65,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–90,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–44,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–55,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–44,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–65,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–55,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–65,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–150,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–55,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–46,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–60,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–75,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kobe via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–95,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–60,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Taipei Songshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–150,000
Train from Nanjing to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥3,100–3,500
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥5,100–5,600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥7,000–11,000
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–3,300
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥3,000–3,300
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥4,900–5,400
- Business Class Seat
- ¥7,000–10,000
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–3,300
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥3,000–3,300
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥4,900–5,400
- Business Class Seat
- ¥7,000–10,000
Train from Nanjing to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥3,100–3,500
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥5,100–5,600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥7,000–11,000
Train from Nanjing to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,500
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ¥1,300–2,000
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥2,000–2,500
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥3,800–5,500
Train from Nanjing to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,500
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ¥1,300–2,000
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥2,000–2,500
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥3,800–5,500
Train from Nanjing to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–5,500
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥2,500–3,500
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥3,800–5,500
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–5,500
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥2,400–3,400
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥3,600–5,500
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–5,500
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥2,400–3,400
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥3,600–5,500
Train from Nanjing to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–5,500
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥2,500–3,500
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥3,800–5,500
Train from Nanjing to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥900–1,300
- Hard sleeper
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Soft sleeper
- ¥3,000–3,900
Train from Nanjing to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥900–1,300
- Hard sleeper
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Soft sleeper
- ¥3,000–3,900
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Kobe to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Night train from Sannomiya to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Nanjing to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,400
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥2,500–3,400
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–16,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Economy
- ¥4,800–9,500
- Relax (front area)
- ¥5,500–12,000
- Relax (rear area)
- ¥6,000–12,000
- 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 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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