There are 8 ways to get from Tokyo to Three Gorges Dam by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tokyo International Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH)plane HND - YIH
- Take the bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Centerbus
12h 55m¥1,702–4,718Fly Tokyo International Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH)plane HND - WUH
- Take the train from Hankou to Yichang Easttrain
- Take the bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Centerbus
13h 41m¥1,056–2,944Train, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Kobetrain
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Yichang Easttrain
- Take the taxi from Yichang East to Three Gorges Damtaxi
2d 12hTrain to Narita International Airport, fly to Yichang Sanxia Airport, bus
- 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 Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH)plane NRT - YIH
- Take the bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Centerbus
12h 36m¥1,428–3,947Fly Tokyo International Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Jingzhou Shashi Airport (SHS)plane HND - SHS
- Take the train from Jingzhou to Yichang Easttrain
- Take the bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Centerbus
15h 1m¥1,264–3,530Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Jingzhou Shashi Airport, train, bus
- 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 Jingzhou Shashi Airport (SHS)plane NRT - SHS
- Take the train from Jingzhou to Yichang Easttrain
- Take the bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Centerbus
13h 3m¥1,590–2,759Fly Tokyo International Airport to Xiangyang Liuji Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN)plane HND - XFN
- Take the train from Xiangyang east to Xingshantrain
- Take the taxi from Xingshan to Three Gorges Damtaxi
14h¥1,540–3,818Fly Tokyo International Airport to Enshi Xujiaping Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH)plane HND - ENH
- Take the train from Enshi to Yichang Easttrain
- Take the bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Centerbus
15h 30m¥1,404–3,809
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Three Gorges Dam is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥1500 - ¥2800 and takes 13h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Three Gorges Dam is to train and fly and bus which takes 12h 36m and costs ¥1400 - ¥4000.
The distance between Tokyo and Three Gorges Dam is 2784 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Three Gorges Dam without a car is to train and car ferry and taxi which takes 2 days 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 55m to get from Tokyo to Three Gorges Dam, including transfers.
There are two+ hotels available in Three Gorges Dam.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Three Gorges Dam, China?
There is no direct connection from Tokyo to Three Gorges Dam. However, you can take the train to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō, take the train to 羽田空港第1ターミナル Haneda Airport Terminal 1, walk to Tokyo International Airport (HND) airport, fly to Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH), walk to Yichang Airport, take the bus to Yichang East, take the bus to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center, then take the taxi to Three Gorges Dam. Alternatively, you can take the train to Shin Kobe, walk to Shin-Kobe Station, take the subway to Sannomiya(Subway), walk to Sannomiya(Port Liner), take the train to Port Terminal, walk to Kobe Port Terminal, take the car ferry to Shanghai, walk to International Cruise Terminal, take the line 12 subway to Hanzhong Road, walk to Shanghai station, take the train to Yichang East, then take the taxi to Three Gorges Dam.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Hiroshima, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- +86 13972005977
- Website
- m.hbly0717.com
Bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60
- Book at
- m.hbly0717.com
Bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60
- Book at
- m.hbly0717.com
Bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60
- Book at
- m.hbly0717.com
Bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60
- Book at
- m.hbly0717.com
Bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60
- Book at
- m.hbly0717.com
Bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60
- Book at
- m.hbly0717.com
- 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
- ¥849–1,061
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥849
- 1st Class
- ¥1,061
- Special Class
- ¥1,697
- VIP
- ¥4,242
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