There are 7 ways to get from Ōsaka to Shanghai by plane, car ferry, or train
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Fly Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane KIX - PVG
5h 49m¥1,189–3,795Car ferry
cheapest- Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
47h 20m¥813–1,120Fly Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ITM - PVG
7h 38m¥2,270–6,573Fly Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ITM - SHA
7h 57m¥2,520–12,023Fly Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane UKB - PVG
9h 50m¥1,989–3,602Fly Kobe to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane UKB - SHA
9h 14m¥1,339–3,752Fly Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane KIX - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
8h 11m¥2,211–3,284
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ōsaka to Shanghai is to car ferry which costs ¥800 - ¥1200 and takes 47h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Ōsaka to Shanghai is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3800.
No, there is no direct ferry from Ōsaka to Shanghai. However, there are services departing from Osaka International Ferry Terminal and arriving at Shanghai via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 20m.
The distance between Ōsaka and Shanghai is 1378 km.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Ōsaka to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h behind Ōsaka. It is currently 7:20 AM in Ōsaka and 6:20 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1882+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Ōsaka, Japan and Shanghai, China?
Spring Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) hourly. Alternatively, Japan-China International Ferry Co operates a car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai once a week. Tickets cost ¥847–1,059 and the journey takes 47h.
Airlines
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–4,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–6,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,400
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–12,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Izumo, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Yamagata, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–4,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–7,000
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,100
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,600
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,600
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,300
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,400
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,300
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,500
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,600
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,600
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,600
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Train operators
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Ferry operators
- 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
- ¥847–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥847
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,695
- VIP
- ¥4,236
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