There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Yamaguchi by plane, train, car ferry, or night bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane PVG - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Yamaguchitrain
6h 18m¥27,517–52,448Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ)plane PVG - UBJ
10h 11m¥25,407–62,508Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Shin Yamaguchitrain Sakura
2d 3h¥26,200–34,780Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)plane PVG - KKJ
- Take the train from Kokura to Shin Yamaguchitrain
9h 46m¥28,717–53,648Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ)plane SHA - UBJ
10h 24m¥29,238–86,338Car ferry, night bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the night bus from Sannomiya BT to Komeyachonightbus Karst
2d 10h¥29,210–37,250
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Yamaguchi is to car ferry and train which costs ¥26000 - ¥35000 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Yamaguchi is to fly and train which takes 6h 18m and costs ¥27000 - ¥55000.
The distance between Shanghai and Yamaguchi is 1033 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Yamaguchi without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs ¥26000 - ¥35000.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Shanghai to Yamaguchi, including transfers.
Yamaguchi is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 12:17 PM in Shanghai and 1:17 PM in Yamaguchi.
There are 63+ hotels available in Yamaguchi.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Yamaguchi, Japan?
All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
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 Pudong International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–120,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–130,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–120,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–120,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport via Hiroshima, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–75,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–150,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–170,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–150,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–150,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–60,000
- 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 Kitakyushu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–70,000
- 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
- jinair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–50,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Kobe to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Kobe to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kokura to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sannomiya BT to Komeyacho
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
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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