There are 9 ways to get from Shanghai to Chiba by plane, car ferry, train, car, night train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane PVG - NRT
6h 29m¥31,867–52,118Car ferry, night train, train
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the night train from Sannomiya to Tōkyō Stationnighttrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 千葉みなと Chibaminatotrain Je
2d 8h¥28,910–38,200Car ferry, train via Osaka
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Tōkyō Stationtrain Kodama / ...
2d 4hFly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane SHA - HND
- Take the train from 品川 Shinagawa to 千葉 Chibatrain
7h 16m¥39,168–96,488Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane PVG - HND
- Take the train from 品川 Shinagawa to 千葉 Chibatrain
7h 28m¥32,337–67,658Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane HGH - NRT
8h 53m¥33,349–53,164Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 千葉みなと Chibaminatotrain Je
2d 4hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Chibacar
2d 5h¥29,111–39,161Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kaihimmakuharibus 0101
2d 11h¥32,370–43,550
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Narita International Airport (NRT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Chiba is to car ferry and night train and train which costs ¥28000 - ¥39000 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Chiba is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs ¥31000 - ¥55000.
The distance between Shanghai and Chiba is 1869 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Chiba without a car is to car ferry and train via Osaka which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Shanghai to Chiba, including transfers.
Chiba is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 1:53 AM in Shanghai and 2:53 AM in Chiba.
There are 392+ hotels available in Chiba.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Chiba, Japan?
Spring Airlines, JetStar Japan, and eight other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Narita International Airport (NRT) hourly.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–90,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–60,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–90,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–60,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–80,000
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
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–95,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–95,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–100,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Narita International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–140,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–90,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
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 Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–95,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–95,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–100,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–95,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–95,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
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
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–70,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–50,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–70,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–28,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–50,000
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
- flyasiana.com
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
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–55,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–32,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–42,000
- 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
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–60,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
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
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 品川 Shinagawa to 千葉 Chiba
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 品川 Shinagawa to 千葉 Chiba
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to 千葉みなと Chibaminato
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–950
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to 千葉みなと Chibaminato
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–950
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥1,600–2,300
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥2,100–3,000
- 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
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kaihimmakuhari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Individual Seat
- ¥17,000
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
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
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
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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