There are 8 ways to get from Sapporo to Shanghai by train, plane, bus, or car ferry
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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¥1,499–3,512Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the carferry from Otaru to Maizurucarferry
- Take the bus from Maizuru Ferry Terminal to Sannomiya Bus Terminalbus
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
3d 3h¥995–2,357Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kobe Sannomiyabus
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 22h¥1,719–2,851Train 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¥1,249–3,562Fly Okadama Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane OKD - PVG
12h 41m¥1,266–3,767Train 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 5m¥1,541–4,392Train 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¥1,789–4,685Train 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¥1,291–3,742
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥1500 - ¥3600 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 7h 40m and costs ¥1500 - ¥3600.
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 bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 22h and costs ¥1700 - ¥2900.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Sapporo to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h behind Sapporo. It is currently 8:38 AM in Sapporo and 7:38 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1913+ 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) 4 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
- ¥1,100–3,200
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Aomori, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
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
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Okadama Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Akita, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,800
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,500
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,900
- 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
- ¥260–340
- 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 Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥270–360
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Asahikawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–160
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- [email protected]
- Website
- Willer Express
Bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–750
- Website
- Willer Express
- Economy
- ¥100–470
- Relax (Front-rear)
- ¥290–550
- Relax (Rear-area)
- ¥290–550
- 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
- ¥855–1,068
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥855
- 1st Class
- ¥1,068
- Special Class
- ¥1,709
- VIP
- ¥4,271
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥855–1,068
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥855
- 1st Class
- ¥1,068
- Special Class
- ¥1,709
- VIP
- ¥4,271
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