There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Tokyo by plane or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ZRH - HND
18h 45m¥91,552–283,301Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane MXP - HND
19h 41m¥83,790–316,136Fly Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ZRH - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東京 Tōkyōtrain
16h 35m¥86,922–213,921Train to Basel, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane BSL - HND
18h 50m¥113,045–328,969Fly Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane ZRH - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Tokyotrain
20h 3mTrain, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- 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
20h 27m¥98,725–299,583Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane FRA - HND
19h 59m¥88,345–285,069
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Tokyo is to fly which costs ¥90000 - ¥290000 and takes 18h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Tokyo is to fly and train which takes 16h 35m and costs ¥85000 - ¥220000.
The distance between Zurich and Tokyo is 9631 km.
It takes approximately 18h 45m to get from Zurich to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 7h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 7:11 AM in Zurich and 2:11 PM in Tokyo.
There are 11989+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Tokyo, Japan?
China Eastern Airlines, Japan Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–220,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–350,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–320,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–850,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–360,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–390,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,200,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–430,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,100,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–220,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–400,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–430,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–390,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–440,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–110,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Tokyo International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–450,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,200,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–430,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,100,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–370,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–310,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–170,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–330,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–210,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–440,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–370,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–400,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–370,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–420,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–440,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–370,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–400,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–420,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–350,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–300,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–250,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–320,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–350,000
Flights from Basel to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–370,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–350,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–360,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–320,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–360,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東京 Tōkyō
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,100
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–27,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Nagoya to Tokyo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,800
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ¥1,500–2,100
- 1st Class Ticket
- ¥2,300–2,800
- 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
- ¥9,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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