There are 9 ways to get from Shimonoseki to Shanghai by train, plane, car ferry, or bus
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Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FUK - PVG
6h 36mTrain, bus to Hiroshima Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kokura to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi to Hiroshima Airportbus
- Fly from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane HIJ - PVG
7h 33m¥1,038–3,084Train, car ferry via Kokura
- Take the train from Kokura to Shin Kobetrain Sakura
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 3h¥1,096–1,511Bus to Yamaguchi Ube Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the bus from Shimonoseki Station to Yamaguchi Ube Airportbus
- Fly from Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane UBJ - SHA
10h 30m¥1,190–3,690Fly Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane KKJ - SHA
10h 9m¥1,813–5,527Fly Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane KKJ - PVG
10h 10m¥1,563–4,777Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane FUK - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
9h 36mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Shin Shimonoseki to Shin Kobetrain Kodama
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 5hBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Shimonoseki Station to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Kosoku Bus Terminal to ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパンbus
- Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 12h¥1,736–2,400
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shimonoseki to Shanghai is to train and car ferry via Kokura which costs ¥1100 - ¥1600 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Shimonoseki to Shanghai is to train and bus and fly which takes 7h 33m and costs ¥1000 - ¥3100.
The distance between Shimonoseki and Shanghai is 979 km.
The best way to get from Shimonoseki to Shanghai without a car is to train and car ferry via Kokura which takes 2 days 3h and costs ¥1100 - ¥1600.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Shimonoseki to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h behind Shimonoseki. It is currently 11:07 AM in Shimonoseki and 10:07 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1894+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Shimonoseki, Japan and Shanghai, China?
Japan Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, and Star Flyer fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) twice daily.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,800
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,200
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Gimhae, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,300
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,300
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kokura to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Shimonoseki to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kokura to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥280–400
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–170
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
- Phone
- 083-232-7775
- Website
- sandenkotsu.co.jp
Bus from Shimonoseki Station to Yamaguchi Ube Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥85
- Schedules at
- yamaguchiube-airport.jp
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥64
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Shimonoseki Station to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥65–95
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0954-63-3111
- Website
- Yutoku Jidousya
Bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Kosoku Bus Terminal to ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Website
- Yutoku Jidousya
- 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
- ¥847–1,058
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥847
- 1st Class
- ¥1,058
- Special Class
- ¥1,693
- VIP
- ¥4,232
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥847–1,058
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥847
- 1st Class
- ¥1,058
- Special Class
- ¥1,693
- VIP
- ¥4,232
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥847–1,058
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥847
- 1st Class
- ¥1,058
- Special Class
- ¥1,693
- VIP
- ¥4,232
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