There are 7 ways to get from Suzhou to Shimonoseki by train, plane, car ferry, or night bus
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Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
best- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane PVG - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Shimonosekitrain
7h 34mFly Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)plane WUX - KKJ
11h 19m¥23,721–71,881Train, car ferry, night bus
- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the night bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building to Kokura Station Shinkansen Side Bus Terminalnightbus
2d 11h¥25,143–42,952Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Kitakyushu Airport
- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)plane PVG - KKJ
9h 58m¥27,004–63,650Train to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, fly to Kitakyushu Airport
- Take the train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)plane SHA - KKJ
10h 34m¥30,245–92,485Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the train from Suzhou Station to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane HGH - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Shimonosekitrain
11h 56mTrain, car ferry, night bus via Hōfu
- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the night bus from Sannomiya BT to Hōfu-ekinightbus
- Take the train from Hōfu to Shimonosekitrain
2d 14h¥31,043–40,852
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Suzhou to Shimonoseki is to train and car ferry and night bus which costs ¥25000 - ¥43000 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Suzhou to Shimonoseki is to train and fly which takes 9h 58m and costs ¥27000 - ¥65000.
The distance between Suzhou and Shimonoseki is 1070 km.
The best way to get from Suzhou to Shimonoseki without a car is to train and car ferry and night bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs ¥25000 - ¥43000.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Suzhou to Shimonoseki, including transfers.
Shimonoseki is 1h ahead of Suzhou. It is currently 1:39 AM in Suzhou and 2:39 AM in Shimonoseki.
There are 195+ hotels available in Shimonoseki.
What companies run services between Suzhou, Jiangsu, China and Shimonoseki, Japan?
Shenzhen Airlines, Jin Air, and three other airlines fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–70,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–70,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Beijing Daxing, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–90,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Beijing Capital, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–80,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Qingdao, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–70,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–70,000
- 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
- ¥24,000–140,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–160,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–80,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–70,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–45,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–110,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–130,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–60,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–70,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Beijing Daxing, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–90,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Beijing Capital, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–80,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Qingdao, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–70,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–45,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–60,000
- 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
- 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
- ¥15,000–46,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–70,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–85,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–65,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–55,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–75,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–55,000
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
- ¥2,100–3,000
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
- ¥2,100–3,000
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
- ¥2,100–3,000
Train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥900–1,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,400–1,600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,900–2,700
Train from Suzhou Station to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥2,500–2,800
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥4,100–4,500
- Business Class Seat
- ¥5,500–8,500
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
- ¥2,100–3,000
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,700
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥900–1,700
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥2,700–3,800
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,700
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥900–1,700
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥2,700–3,800
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,700
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥900–1,700
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥2,700–3,800
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,700
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥900–1,700
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥2,700–3,800
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥450–600
- Hard sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Soft sleeper
- ¥1,700–2,300
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥450–600
- Hard sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Soft sleeper
- ¥1,700–2,300
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥450–600
- Hard sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Soft sleeper
- ¥1,700–2,300
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥450–600
- Hard sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Soft sleeper
- ¥1,700–2,300
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,800
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥1,200–1,800
Train from Suzhou Station to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,300
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥3,100–4,300
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Hōfu to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building to Kokura Station Shinkansen Side Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–16,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Prime (Front Seat)
- ¥4,400–11,000
- Prime (Rear Seat)
- ¥4,400–11,000
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sannomiya BT to Hōfu-eki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- 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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