There are 6 ways to get from Japan to Europe by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Fukuoka Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane FUK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
22h 31m$536–1,382Fly Kobe to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane UKB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
23h 31m$496–1,682Fly Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HND - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
21h 18m$529–1,285Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from 東京 Tōkyō to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NRT - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
21h 29m$542–839Fly Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane HND - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
24h 10mFly Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane HND - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
24h 2m$600–1,340
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Europe is to train and fly which costs $500 - $850 and takes 21h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Europe is to fly and train which takes 21h 18m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Japan and Europe is 9287 km.
It takes approximately 22h 31m to get from Japan to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 7h behind Japan. It is currently 3:15 AM in Japan and 8:15 PM in Europe.
There are 835+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Japan and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Japan to Europe. However, you can take the subway to Fukuoka Airport, walk to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße. Alternatively, you can take the train to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō, take the train to 羽田空港第1ターミナル Haneda Airport Terminal 1, walk to Tokyo International Airport (HND) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Frankfurt via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Frankfurt via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Kobe to Frankfurt via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–4,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–4,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–4,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Frankfurt via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–4,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Kobe to Frankfurt via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–4,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–4,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–5,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Frankfurt via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Frankfurt via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Kobe to Frankfurt via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 東京 Tōkyō to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Want to know more about travelling around the world?
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travel Insider: Top Japan travel tips by Beatrix Holland
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide


















