There are 7 ways to get from Suzhou to Kyoto by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane PVG - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Kyōtotrain
7h 35m¥28,457–79,988Fly Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane WUX - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Kyōtotrain
7h 41m¥17,200–46,330Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Suzhou to Shanghaicar
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Kyotocar
2d 1h¥22,819–29,228Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane PVG - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
8h 39m¥57,857–154,488Train to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane SHA - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
9h 30m¥22,073–63,333Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane PVG - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
7h 49mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Sannomiya(Jr) to Kitashinchitrain
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Kyōtotrain
2d 3h¥22,088–28,885
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Suzhou to Kyoto is to train and car ferry which costs ¥22000 - ¥29000 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Suzhou to Kyoto is to train and fly which takes 7h 35m and costs ¥28000 - ¥80000.
The distance between Suzhou and Kyoto is 1532 km.
The best way to get from Suzhou to Kyoto without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs ¥22000 - ¥29000.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Suzhou to Kyoto, including transfers.
Kyoto is 1h ahead of Suzhou. It is currently 8:01 AM in Suzhou and 9:01 AM in Kyoto.
There are 3784+ hotels available in Kyoto.
What companies run services between Suzhou, Jiangsu, China and Kyoto, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Suzhou to Kyoto. However, you can take the line 2 subway to Suzhou station, walk to Suzhou, take the train to Shanghai station, walk to Shanghai station, take the line 4 subway to Century Avenue Station, take the line 2 subway to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, take the train to Pudong International Airport, walk to Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-PVG airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, then take the train to Kyōto. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Suzhou to Kyoto via Shanghai and Osaka International Ferry Terminal in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–49,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–140,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–140,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–90,000
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,050
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥950–1,050
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,500–1,700
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,000–3,000
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,050
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥950–1,050
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,500–1,700
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,000–3,000
Train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥850–1,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,400–1,600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,900–2,700
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,050
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥950–1,050
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,500–1,700
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,000–3,000
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,050
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥950–1,050
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,500–1,700
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,000–3,000
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
- 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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