There are 8 ways to get from Japan to Australia by train or plane
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Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane NRT - BNE
12h 17m$382–1,175Fly Tokyo International Airport to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane HND - SYD
12h 30m$326–1,138Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane KIX - BNE
12h 7m$376–1,153Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane NGO - BNE
16h 18m$374–1,034Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NRT - MEL
13h 28m$353–1,018Fly Tokyo International Airport to Canberra International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane HND - CBR
14h 55m$607–964Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane NRT - NTL
14h 52m$389–1,356Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Perth Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Perth Airport (PER)plane NRT - PER
13h 22m$369–856
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Australia is to train and fly which costs $360 - $900 and takes 13h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Australia is to train and fly which takes 12h 7m and costs $370 - $1,200.
The distance between Japan and Australia is 7239 km.
It takes approximately 12h 17m to get from Japan to Australia, including transfers.
There are 4700+ hotels available in Australia.
What companies run services between Japan and Australia?
Japan Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–2,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–950
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–3,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–2,800
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–950
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $40–50
- Ordinary Car
- $24–35
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- 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
- $25–29
- Reserved Seat
- $19–27
- Green Seat
- $24–35
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Ōsaka to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
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