There are 7 ways to get from Bern to Japan by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane ZRH - FUK
17h 28m¥108,611–173,497Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane MXP - HND
20h 29m¥65,010–164,799Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ZRH - HND
19h 6m¥73,921–204,097Train to Basel, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane BSL - HND
19h 28m¥107,272–251,491Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ZRH - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
17h 41m¥94,471–194,827Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kobe (UKB)plane ZRH - UKB
18h 44m¥73,581–243,477Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane FRA - HND
20h 7m¥77,152–203,301
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Japan is to train and bus and fly which costs ¥65000 - ¥170000 and takes 20h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Japan is to train and fly which takes 17h 28m and costs ¥100000 - ¥180000.
The distance between Bern and Japan is 9436 km.
It takes approximately 17h 28m to get from Bern to Japan, including transfers.
Japan is 8h ahead of Bern. It is currently 12:57 AM in Bern and 8:57 AM in Japan.
There are 12544+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Japan?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Japan. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport (FUK), walk to Fukuoka Airport, then take the subway to Gion. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport (HND), walk to 羽田空港第1ターミナル Haneda Airport Terminal 1, take the train to モノレール浜松町 Monorail Hamamatsuchō, then take the train to Tōkyō Station.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–190,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–140,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–140,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–430,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–460,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–200,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–310,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Tokyo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from Basel to Tokyo International Airport via Munich, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–460,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–140,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–160,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–110,000
Flights from Basel to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–130,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–14,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–14,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–14,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–14,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–22,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- comazzi@comazzibus.com
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,517
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
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