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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
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)planeZRH - FUK
    18h 51m
    ¥69,766–159,421

  2. Fly Basel to Narita International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)planeBSL - NRT
    2. Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
    21h 26m
    ¥53,269–186,221

  3. Fly Basel to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)planeBSL - HND
    18h 11m
    ¥86,159–201,541

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

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)planeZRH - HND
    20h 27m
    ¥80,126–159,981

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

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Narita International Airport (NRT)planeZRH - NRT
    3. Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
    17h 56m
    ¥77,236–154,661

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)planeFRA - HND
    18h 4m
    ¥71,116–167,403

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kobe

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kobe (UKB)planeZRH - UKB
    18h 57m
    ¥69,746–249,411

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

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)planeMUC - HND
    21h 12m
    ¥84,542–179,936

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

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration16h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket¥48,226Cheapest 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) 6 times a week.

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