There are 7 ways to get from Japan to Europe by plane or train
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Fly Fukuoka Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane FUK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
22h 48m$534–1,202Fly Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HND - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
21h 30m$436–1,205Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NRT - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
21h 41m$499–910Fly Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane HND - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
24h 2mFly Kobe to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane UKB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
24h 28m$463–1,702Fly Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane HND - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
23h 40m$592–1,100Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NRT - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
26h 18m$591–1,160
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Europe is to train and fly which costs $490 - $950 and takes 21h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Europe is to fly and train which takes 21h 30m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between Japan and Europe is 9290 km.
It takes approximately 22h 48m to get from Japan to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 8h behind Japan. It is currently 1:30 AM in Japan and 5:30 PM in Europe.
There are 784+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Japan and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Japan to Europe. However, you can take the subway to Fukuoka Airport, walk to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße. Alternatively, you can take the train to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō, take the train to 羽田空港第1ターミナル Haneda Airport Terminal 1, walk to Tokyo International Airport (HND) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Frankfurt via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–3,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Frankfurt via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–2,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,900
Flights from Kobe to Frankfurt via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–3,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–3,100
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Frankfurt via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–3,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–2,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–4,000
Flights from Kobe to Frankfurt via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–3,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Frankfurt via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Kobe to Frankfurt via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Frankfurt via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Frankfurt via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $9–15
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
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