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There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Tokyo by train or plane

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane CGN - HND
    19h 53m
    ¥103,440–187,139

  2. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Narita International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane plane DUS - NRT
    2. Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain train
    19h 30m
    ¥52,546–166,744

  3. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane DUS - HND
    20h 1m
    ¥86,996–196,014

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane FRA - HND
    17h 5m
    ¥68,080–187,206

  5. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane FMO - HND
    19h 52m
    ¥93,224–354,316

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Narita International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane plane FRA - NRT
    3. Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain train
    18h
    ¥78,630–147,936

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Narita International Airport

    1. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane plane AMS - NRT
    4. Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain train
    19h 36m
    ¥85,164–154,438

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration17h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket¥53,940Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,467.2 km
  • Duration: 19h 53m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Tokyo, Japan?

Finnair, Japan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) 5 times a day.

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