There are 8 ways to get from Tokyo to China by plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane HND - PEK
7h 9m¥1,450–3,470Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane NRT - HGH
7h 29m¥802–2,574Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Chongqingcar
2d 21h¥2,519–3,633Fly Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane HND - SHA
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Suzhou Stationtrain
6h 45m¥1,664–4,718Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Tianjin Binhai
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN)plane NRT - TSN
7h 4m¥1,452–2,174Fly Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane HND - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
7h 38m¥1,055–3,079Fly Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane HND - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
7h 30m¥1,299–3,174Fly Tokyo International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane HND - HKG
8h 57m¥971–2,901
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to China is to train and fly which costs ¥800 - ¥2600 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to China is to fly and train which takes 6h 45m and costs ¥1600 - ¥4800.
The distance between Tokyo and China is 2146 km.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Tokyo to China, including transfers.
There are 667+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and China?
Air China, All Nippon Airways, and three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) every 2 hours.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,100
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Suzhou Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥38–42
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥60–66
- Business Class Seat
- ¥80–120
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥41–45
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥41–45
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥85–130
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥859–1,073
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥859
- 1st Class
- ¥1,073
- Special Class
- ¥1,717
- VIP
- ¥4,292
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