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There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Japan by train or plane

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane plane ZRH - FUK
    18h 46m
    ¥69,818–149,465

  2. Fly Basel to Narita International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane plane BSL - NRT
    2. Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain train
    21h 16m
    ¥58,270–186,222

  3. Fly Basel to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane BSL - HND
    18h 11m
    ¥91,160–201,542

  4. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane ZRH - HND
    20h 27m
    ¥85,178–160,025

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane plane ZRH - NRT
    3. Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain train
    17h 56m
    ¥82,288–154,705

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane FRA - HND
    18h 4m
    ¥71,146–188,237

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kobe

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kobe (UKB)plane plane ZRH - UKB
    18h 57m
    ¥104,798–249,455

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane MUC - HND
    21h 11m
    ¥84,769–183,364

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration16h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket¥48,244Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Japan?

Lufthansa flies from Basel (BSL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) 5 times a week.

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