There are 3 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 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane NRT - KTN
16h 16m$355–1,243Fly Tokyo International Airport to Ketchikan
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane HND - KTN
16h 32m$402–1,413Fly Tokyo International Airport to Metlakatla, car ferry
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Metlakatla (MTM)plane HND - MTM
- Take the car ferry from Metlakatla to Ketchikancarferry
20h 46m$410–1,437
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 $350 - $1,300 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Ketchikan is to train and fly which takes 16h 16m and costs $350 - $1,300.
The distance between Tokyo and Ketchikan is 4232 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 16m to get from Tokyo to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 17h behind Tokyo. It is currently 1:23 PM in Tokyo and 8:23 PM in Ketchikan.
There are 50+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
All Nippon Airways, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Ketchikan (KTN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Ketchikan via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ketchikan via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
- Website
- taquanair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Metlakatla via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–5,500
- 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
- Book at
- jreast.co.jp
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $27–35
- Ordinary Car
- $17–21
- 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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