There are 8 ways to get from Ningbo to Kumamoto by train, plane, car ferry, bus, or night bus
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Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
best- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane PVG - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamototrain
8h 23m¥29,652–69,239Fly Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane NGB - KMJ
14h 2m¥16,106–46,126Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Kumamototrain
2d 7h¥32,215–44,131Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane PVG - KMJ
11h 23m¥19,022–61,879Fly Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane NGB - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamototrain
11h 12m¥22,736–67,486Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Amakusa, bus
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Amakusa (AXJ)plane PVG - AXJ
- Take the bus from Amakusa City Hall to Gokyo Iriguchibus
15h¥17,481–46,578Bus, car ferry, night bus
- Take the bus from Ningbo to Shanghai Southbus
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the nightbus from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Sakuramachi BTnightbus
2d 14h¥30,978–40,895Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the carferry from Osaka Nanko Cosmo to Beppucarferry
- Take the bus from Beppu Kotsu Center to Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminalbus
2d 22h
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ningbo to Kumamoto is to fly which costs ¥16000 - ¥47000 and takes 14h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Ningbo to Kumamoto is to train and fly which takes 8h 23m and costs ¥29000 - ¥70000.
The distance between Ningbo and Kumamoto is 1326 km.
The best way to get from Ningbo to Kumamoto without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 7h and costs ¥32000 - ¥45000.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Ningbo to Kumamoto, including transfers.
Kumamoto is 1h ahead of Ningbo. It is currently 4:24 PM in Ningbo and 5:24 PM in Kumamoto.
There are 537+ hotels available in Kumamoto.
What companies run services between Ningbo, China and Kumamoto, Japan?
China Eastern Airlines, China Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) twice daily.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–85,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–110,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–140,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Qingdao, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amakusa via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–49,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amakusa via Gimhae, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–37,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amakusa via Incheon, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–60,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–110,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–65,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–90,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amakusa via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–42,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amakusa via Gimhae, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–37,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amakusa via Incheon, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–60,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amakusa via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–42,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amakusa via Gimhae, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–37,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amakusa via Incheon, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–60,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–60,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Qingdao, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–65,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–50,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–85,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–70,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–34,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–65,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–65,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–90,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–140,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Qingdao, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–46,000
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥3,300–3,700
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥5,400–6,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥3,300–3,700
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥5,400–6,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥3,300–3,700
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥5,400–6,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥3,300–3,700
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥5,400–6,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥3,300–3,700
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥5,400–6,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–6,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥4,000–6,000
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–6,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥4,000–6,000
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–6,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥4,000–6,000
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–6,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥4,000–6,000
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–6,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥4,000–6,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Kobe to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Amakusa City Hall to Gokyo Iriguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,259
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Beppu Kotsu Center to Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Ningbo to Shanghai South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,800
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥2,000–2,800
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.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 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
- Website
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
Car ferry from Osaka Nanko Cosmo to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
- Bed in dormitory
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Standard Single
- ¥16,000–18,000
- Superior Single
- ¥20,000–23,000
- Semi Suite
- ¥31,000–34,000
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