There are 5 ways to get from Osaka to Dalian by train, plane, car ferry, or bus
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane KIX - DLC
5h 57m¥802–1,860Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the bus from Shanghai Hutie Terminal to Jianshejie Terminalbus
2d 19h¥1,333–1,702Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane ITM - DLC
8h 45m¥972–2,927Fly from Kobe
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane UKB - DLC
8h 31m¥1,237–2,352Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane NGO - DLC
7h 30m
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Dalian is to train and fly which costs ¥800 - ¥1900 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Dalian is to train and fly which takes 5h 57m and costs ¥800 - ¥1900.
The distance between Osaka and Dalian is 1390 km.
The best way to get from Osaka to Dalian without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs ¥1300 - ¥1700.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Osaka to Dalian, including transfers.
Dalian is 1h behind Osaka. It is currently 6:17 PM in Osaka and 5:17 PM in Dalian.
There are 107+ hotels available in Dalian.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Dalian, China?
Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and Air China fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,700
Flights from Kobe to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,300
Flights from Kobe to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,700
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,700
Flights from Kobe to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,100
Flights from Kobe to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,800
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,700
Flights from Kobe to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,800
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,700
Flights from Kobe to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,900
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,900
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,300
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,800
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Kobe to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,300
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,800
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–55
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- dalianbus.com
Bus from Shanghai Hutie Terminal to Jianshejie Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥450–600
- Schedules at
- dalianbus.com
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥856–1,069
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥856
- 1st Class
- ¥1,069
- Special Class
- ¥1,711
- VIP
- ¥4,276
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