There are 4 ways to get from Tokyo to Ketchikan by train, plane, or car ferry
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Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Ketchikan
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Ketchikan (KTN)NRT - KTN
19h 36m$325–1,143Fly Tokyo International Airport to Ketchikan
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Ketchikan (KTN)HND - KTN
17h 27m$402–1,413Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Metlakatla, car ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Metlakatla (MTM)NRT - MTM
- Take the car ferry from Metlakatla to Ketchikan
34h 15m$393–1,168Fly Tokyo International Airport to Metlakatla, car ferry
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Metlakatla (MTM)HND - MTM
- Take the car ferry from Metlakatla to Ketchikan
33h 56m$420–1,438
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Ketchikan is to train and fly which costs $320 - $1,200 and takes 19h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Ketchikan is to fly which takes 17h 27m and costs $400 - $1,500.
The distance between Tokyo and Ketchikan is 4231 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 36m to get from Tokyo to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 18h behind Tokyo. It is currently 4:55 PM in Tokyo and 10:55 PM in Ketchikan.
There are 14+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
All Nippon Airways, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Ketchikan (KTN) twice daily.
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- Website
- taquanair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Metlakatla via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Metlakatla via Vancouver, Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Metlakatla via Seattle, Juneau, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Metlakatla via San Francisco, Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Metlakatla via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Metlakatla via San Francisco, Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Metlakatla via Vancouver, Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Metlakatla via Seattle, Juneau, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–3,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Ketchikan via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ketchikan via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Ketchikan via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Ketchikan via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ketchikan via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- 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
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $28–35
- Ordinary Car
- $17–22
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- dot.amhs.customer@alaska.gov
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Metlakatla to Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–18
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $4–18
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