There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Kansai Airport by plane, car ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane PVG - KIX
4h 53m¥26,281–91,282Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane HGH - KIX
7h 6m¥15,750–44,425Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Bentenchō to Kansai-Airporttrain Kansai Airport Rapid Service
2d¥21,210–26,450Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane SHA - KIX
7h 31m¥38,099–43,099Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane WUX - KIX
5h 44m¥17,656–57,664Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport Terminal 1bus
2d¥22,110–27,450
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kansai Airport is to car ferry and train which costs ¥21000 - ¥27000 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kansai Airport is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs ¥26000 - ¥95000.
The distance between Shanghai and Kansai Airport is 1345 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Kansai Airport without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 2 days 0h and costs ¥21000 - ¥27000.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Shanghai to Kansai Airport, including transfers.
Kansai Airport is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 1:53 AM in Shanghai and 2:53 AM in Kansai Airport.
There are 260+ hotels available in Kansai Airport.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kansai Airport, Japan?
Spring Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) hourly.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–70,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–60,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–40,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–60,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–40,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–60,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–55,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–90,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–70,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–55,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–40,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–60,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–39,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–55,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–60,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–75,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–41,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–85,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Bentenchō to Kansai-Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,200
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–1,900
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,700–1,900
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥2,800–3,100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥3,900–6,000
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–1,600
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,400–1,600
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥2,200–2,500
- Business Class Seat
- ¥3,100–4,500
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥1,600–2,300
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥2,200–3,100
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,600
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥1,800–2,600
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- ¥500–750
- Hard sleeper
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Soft sleeper
- ¥1,900–2,600
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.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
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