There are 8 ways to get from Australia to Japan by plane or train
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Fly Brisbane Airport to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane BNE - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Ōsakatrain
12h 16m¥42,113–115,921Fly Sydney International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane SYD - HND
12h 49m¥34,649–123,323Fly Brisbane Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane BNE - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
12h 52m¥42,713–128,221Fly Perth Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane PER - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
13h 14m¥41,158–106,093Fly Canberra International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane CBR - HND
14h 38m¥70,886–181,399Fly Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane MEL - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
13h 40m¥41,850–118,650Fly Brisbane Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane BNE - NGO
15h 5m¥44,833–163,711Fly Sydney International Airport to New Chitose Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane SYD - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
14h 6m¥47,059–133,903
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Australia to Japan is to fly and train which costs ¥41000 - ¥110000 and takes 13h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Japan is to fly and train which takes 12h 16m and costs ¥42000 - ¥120000.
The distance between Australia and Japan is 7196 km.
It takes approximately 12h 16m to get from Australia to Japan, including transfers.
There are 11652+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between Australia and Japan?
Japan Airlines, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–110,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–270,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–340,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–240,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–240,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–110,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Narita International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–310,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–230,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–600,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–550,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–600,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–600,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–750,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kansai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–240,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–110,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–160,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–200,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–240,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–210,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Narita International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–110,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kansai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,700–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–2,900
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,600
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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