There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Tokyo by plane or train
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Fly Basel to Tokyo International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane BSL - HND
18h 11m¥91,160–201,542Fly Basel to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane BSL - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
21h 16m¥58,270–186,222Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ZRH - HND
20h 27m¥85,178–160,025Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ZRH - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
17h 56m¥82,288–154,705Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane FRA - HND
18h 4m¥71,146–188,237Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane MUC - HND
21h 11m¥84,769–183,364Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane FRA - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
21h 12m¥79,706–210,217
Basel (BSL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Tokyo is to train and fly which costs ¥85000 - ¥160000 and takes 20h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Tokyo is to train and fly which takes 17h 56m and costs ¥80000 - ¥160000.
The distance between Basel and Tokyo is 9650 km.
It takes approximately 18h 11m to get from Basel to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 8h ahead of Basel. It is currently 3:48 AM in Basel and 11:48 AM in Tokyo.
There are 10842+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Tokyo, Japan?
Lufthansa flies from Basel (BSL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–350,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–550,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–550,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–270,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–490,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Narita International Airport via Munich International Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–140,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–140,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–270,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–100,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Tokyo International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–270,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–550,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–550,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–490,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Basel to Narita International Airport via Munich International Airport, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–270,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–150,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–150,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–170,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Narita International Airport via Prague, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Basel to Narita International Airport via Munich International Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–150,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Basel to Narita International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Basel to Narita International Airport via Munich International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–270,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Basel to Narita International Airport via Munich International Airport, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–270,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–350,000
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–8,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–18,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–19,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
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