There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Tokyo by plane or train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane DUS - HND
17h 51m¥97,192–254,827Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Narita International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane AMS - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東京 Tōkyōtrain
19h 35m¥75,599–206,193Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane CGN - HND
19h 3m¥103,942–318,491Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane FRA - HND
17h¥84,163–270,876Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane FMO - HND
19h 32m¥115,170–399,534Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane DUS - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東京 Tōkyōtrain
19h 35m¥102,712–275,607Train to Frankfurt, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane FRA - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東京 Tōkyōtrain
18h 5m¥94,683–241,656Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Narita International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane BRU - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東京 Tōkyōtrain
20h 43m¥81,884–238,677
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Tokyo is to train and fly which costs ¥75000 - ¥210000 and takes 19h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Tokyo is to train and fly which takes 17h and costs ¥80000 - ¥280000.
The distance between Essen and Tokyo is 9387 km.
It takes approximately 17h 51m to get from Essen to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 7h ahead of Essen. It is currently 11:42 AM in Essen and 6:42 PM in Tokyo.
There are 12004+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Tokyo, Japan?
Scandinavian Airlines and Finnair fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,100,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,000,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Munich, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,100,000
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥140,000–1,600,000
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Munich, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥140,000–600,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–390,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,000,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Munich, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,100,000
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥140,000–600,000
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Munich, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥140,000–600,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–850,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–400,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–420,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–330,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–350,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–390,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–320,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–400,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–420,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–330,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–350,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–390,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–320,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–550,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–440,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–470,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–400,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–210,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–290,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–330,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Narita International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–310,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Narita International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–290,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–320,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–300,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–260,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–300,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–280,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–310,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–170,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Narita International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–350,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–270,000
- Website
- miat.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Narita International Airport via Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–340,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–320,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–21,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–7,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–18,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–4,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東京 Tōkyō
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
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