There are 8 ways to get from Japan to Zurich by plane or train
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Fly Fukuoka Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FUK - ZRH
21h 16mCHF 377–809Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NGO - ZRH
21h 32mCHF 200–613Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NRT - ZRH
17h 51mCHF 399–735Fly Kobe to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane UKB - ZRH
22h 21mCHF 507–1,209Fly Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HND - ZRH
20h 2mCHF 398–712Train to Saga Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Hakata to Sagatrain
- Fly from Saga Airport (HSG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HSG - ZRH
23h 55mCHF 227–676Fly Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HND - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
22h 7mCHF 385–1,009Fly 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 Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich HBtrain
23h 20mCHF 395–817
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 200 - SFr 650 and takes 21h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 17h 51m and costs SFr 390 - SFr 750.
The distance between Japan and Zurich is 9321 km.
It takes approximately 21h 16m to get from Japan to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 8h behind Japan. It is currently 1:51 AM in Japan and 5:51 PM in Zurich.
There are 1233+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Japan and Zurich, Switzerland?
Korean Air, Peach Aviation Limited, and three other airlines fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Zurich Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,700
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–2,500
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–2,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Zurich Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Saga Airport to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–2,300
Flights from Saga Airport to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–2,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–2,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Zurich Airport via Incheon, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Zurich Airport via Osaka Kansai, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–2,000
Flights from Saga Airport to Zurich Airport via Incheon, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–600
Flights from Saga Airport to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–650
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–600
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–600
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Zurich Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Zurich Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Zurich Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Zurich Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–2,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
- 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
- CHF 13–28
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- CHF 21–28
- Ordinary Car
- CHF 13–17
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Saga
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- 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
- CHF 13–16
- Reserved Seat
- CHF 10–15
- Green Seat
- CHF 13–18
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–35
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–130
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 84–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bregenz to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
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