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How to get fromTianjin to Kobeby train, plane, bus, or car ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Tianjin to Kobe by train, plane, bus, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Beijing Capital International Airport, fly to Kansai International Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Tianjin Station to Beijing Southtrain train
    2. Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane plane PEK - KIX
    3. Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus bus
    7h 48m
    ¥33,791–64,678

  2. Train, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Tianjin Station to Shanghai stationtrain train Jilin
    2. Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry car ferry
    2d 13h
    ¥23,192–32,352

  3. Train, car ferry via Xinjing

    1. Take the train from Tianjin West Station to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain train Tianjin West / ...
    2. Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry car ferry
    2d 7h
    ¥32,728–38,711

  4. Train to Beijing Capital International Airport, fly to Kobe

    1. Take the train from Tianjin Station to Beijing Southtrain train
    2. Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Kobe (UKB)plane plane PEK - UKB
    8h 43m
    ¥41,901–87,528

  5. Fly Tianjin Binhai to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane plane TSN - NGO
    2. Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Kobetrain train
    8h

  6. Fly Tianjin Binhai to Kobe

    1. Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Kobe (UKB)plane plane TSN - UKB
    7h 23m
    ¥25,257–70,464

Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights

Calendar51Weekly Planes
Duration4h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket¥18,657Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,987.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 48m

What companies run services between Tianjin, China and Kobe, Japan?

Air China, Jin Air, and five other airlines fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Kobe (UKB) 4 times a day.

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