Ferry
We have a lot of JET's and other English Teachers from Japan and Korea travel with us. Think about a ferry trip from Japan or Korea to kick off a Trans-Siberian rail adventure.
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Japan <> China
The journey only takes two days and is quite a relaxing way to arrive in China. There are a number of ferry companies and different routes available. The cheapest tickets (on Tatami mats) go for around ¥20,000 Yen.
Osaka / Kobe to Shanghai.
Kobe to Tanggu Ferry Port near Tianjin.
Shimonoseki (West Honshu) to Qingdao.
Check out Seajapan for useful info.
Korea <> China
From Korea, the most popular route seems to be from Weihai to Qingdao, which runs three times a week.
There is also a route from Incheon to Tianjin Tanggu. Actually Tanggu isn't that close to Tianjin and if you arrive out of hours it can be troublesome to continue on to Beijing. At other times there is an express train from Tianjin to Beijing.
The seoulsearching site has ferry information.
Vladivostok
You can also travel from Japan and Korea to Vladivostok to start your transsiberian trip. We have information on that option as well. See our specific Vladivstok Ferry page.
