There are 8 ways to get from Sapporo to Shanghai by train, plane, or car ferry
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 New Chitose Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CTS - PVG
7h 40m¥1,499–3,312Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane CTS - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
11h 47m¥1,021–2,301Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 18hTrain to New Chitose Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane CTS - SHA
8h 54m¥1,249–3,662Fly Okadama Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane OKD - PVG
12h 47m¥1,366–4,167Train to Asahikawa Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to Asahikawatrain
- Fly from Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane AKJ - SHA
12h 10m¥1,540–4,291Train to Asahikawa Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to Asahikawatrain
- Fly from Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane AKJ - PVG
11h 56m¥1,290–3,841Train to Hakodate Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to Hakodatetrain
- Fly from Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane HKD - SHA
13h 49m¥1,687–4,583
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥1000 - ¥2300 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 7h 40m and costs ¥1500 - ¥3400.
The distance between Sapporo and Shanghai is 2264 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Shanghai without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 18h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Sapporo to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h behind Sapporo. It is currently 1:04 PM in Sapporo and 12:04 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1889+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Shanghai, China?
Fuji Dream, China Eastern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Aomori, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Okadama Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Matsumoto, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
Flights from Okadama Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Akita, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,400
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,400
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥40–60
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥250–340
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥40–60
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Asahikawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–160
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Asahikawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–160
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥270–360
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥40–60
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- 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
- ¥849–1,062
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥849
- 1st Class
- ¥1,062
- Special Class
- ¥1,698
- VIP
- ¥4,246
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