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 5mCHF 348–709Train to Saga Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Hakata to Sagatrain
- Fly from Saga Airport (HSG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HSG - ZRH
23h 44mCHF 239–827Train 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 50mCHF 391–736Fly Kobe to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane UKB - ZRH
22h 20mCHF 508–1,209Fly Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HND - ZRH
20h 2mCHF 409–762Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NGO - ZRH
21h 26mCHF 261–863Fly 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 Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Hbtrain
22h 56mCHF 398–913Fly 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 398–1,059
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Zurich is to train and fly which costs SFr 230 - SFr 850 and takes 23h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 17h 50m and costs SFr 390 - SFr 750.
The distance between Japan and Zurich is 9321 km.
It takes approximately 21h 5m to get from Japan to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 8h behind Japan. It is currently 10:22 PM in Japan and 2:22 PM in Zurich.
There are 1240+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Japan and Zurich, Switzerland?
Korean Air, Peach Aviation Limited, and five other airlines fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Zurich Airport via Incheon, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Zurich Airport via Osaka Kansai, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–2,900
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–2,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–2,400
Flights from Saga Airport to Zurich Airport via Incheon, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Saga Airport to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–2,700
Flights from Saga Airport to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–2,500
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 320–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–2,200
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 480–950
- 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 290–1,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–2,100
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 350–2,900
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–2,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
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 270–900
Flights from Saga Airport to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–2,700
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 310–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–2,200
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 480–950
- 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 290–1,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Zurich Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Zurich Airport via Incheon, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,800
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–2,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Zurich Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
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 270–900
Flights from Saga Airport to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–2,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
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 310–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Saga Airport to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–650
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–2,900
Flights from Saga Airport to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–2,700
Flights from Saga Airport to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–2,700
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Zurich Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Kobe to Zurich Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- 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 250–850
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–2,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
- 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 220–850
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Saga Airport to Zurich Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,200
- 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 22–28
- 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 14–16
- Reserved Seat
- CHF 10–15
- Green Seat
- CHF 13–18
- 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 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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 12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–18
- 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 75–130
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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