There are 7 ways to get from Switzerland to Tokyo by train or plane
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane MXP - HND
17h 11m¥61,701–152,173Fly Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane ZRH - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
20h 5m¥58,471–154,315Fly Geneva International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane GVA - HND
18h 54m¥71,952–263,789Fly Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ZRH - HND
19h 17m¥81,911–142,335Fly Basel to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane BSL - HND
18h 13m¥81,205–151,600Fly Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ZRH - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
16h 47m¥79,021–147,015Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane MUC - HND
19h 18m¥76,401–149,443
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Tokyo is to train and fly which costs ¥60000 - ¥160000 and takes 17h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Tokyo is to fly and train which takes 16h 47m and costs ¥75000 - ¥150000.
The distance between Switzerland and Tokyo is 9840 km.
It takes approximately 17h 11m to get from Switzerland to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 8h ahead of Switzerland. It is currently 4:30 PM in Switzerland and 12:30 AM in Tokyo.
There are 11011+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Tokyo, Japan?
Air China, Finnair, and four other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–170,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–110,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–95,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–390,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–330,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–450,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–140,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–140,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–140,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–140,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–140,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–110,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–190,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–140,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–150,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–130,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Tokyo International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–450,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–170,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–330,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥13,300–13,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
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