There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Kagoshima by plane, car ferry, train, night bus, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane PVG - KOJ
8h 7m¥18,917–50,568Car ferry, train via Osaka
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Kagoshima Chuotrain Sakura / ...
2d 4h¥31,440–42,540Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane PVG - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuotrain
6h 44m¥29,187–55,018Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane SHA - KOJ
9h 5m¥28,748–86,398Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miyazaki Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Miyazaki Airport (KMI)plane PVG - KMI
- Take the train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima-Chuotrain
10h 10mFly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Miyazaki Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Miyazaki Airport (KMI)plane SHA - KMI
- Take the train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima-Chuotrain
11h 23mCar ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Kagoshima Chuotrain Sakura
2d 4h¥31,400–41,460Car ferry, night bus, bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the night bus from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Kencho-maenightbus
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshimachuobus
2d 14h¥32,410–41,450
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kagoshima is to fly which costs ¥18000 - ¥55000 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kagoshima is to fly and train which takes 6h 44m and costs ¥29000 - ¥55000.
The distance between Shanghai and Kagoshima is 924 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Kagoshima without a car is to car ferry and train via Osaka which takes 2 days 4h and costs ¥31000 - ¥43000.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Shanghai to Kagoshima, including transfers.
Kagoshima is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 3:31 PM in Shanghai and 4:31 PM in Kagoshima.
There are 237+ hotels available in Kagoshima.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kagoshima, Japan?
Air China, All Nippon Airways, and seven other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–120,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–44,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–130,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–49,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–110,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–150,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–170,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–130,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–140,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–48,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–41,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–46,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–44,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–70,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–55,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–44,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–43,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Kobe to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima-Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima-Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshimachuo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
- 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 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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