There are 7 ways to get from Japan to Greenland by train or plane
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Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Nuuk Airport
best- 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 Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane NRT - GOH
34h$811–2,913Fly Tokyo International Airport to Sisimiut Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Sisimiut Airport (JHS)plane HND - JHS
38h 39m$680–2,038Fly Tokyo International Airport to Nuuk Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane HND - GOH
35h 33m$807–2,409Fly Osaka International Airport to Nuuk Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane ITM - GOH
39h 11m$856–2,508Fly Fukuoka Airport to Nuuk Airport
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane FUK - GOH
37h 37m$1,205–4,206Fly Kobe to Nuuk Airport
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane UKB - GOH
29h 7m$905–2,706Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Ilulissat Airport
- 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 Ilulissat Airport (JAV)plane NRT - JAV
31h 25m$1,029–3,136
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Nuuk Airport (GOH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Greenland is to fly which costs $650 - $2,100 and takes 38h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Greenland is to fly which takes 29h 7m and costs $900 - $2,800.
The distance between Japan and Greenland is 8927 km.
It takes approximately 34h to get from Japan to Greenland, including transfers.
Greenland is 10h behind Japan. It is currently 3:11 PM in Japan and 5:11 AM in Greenland.
There are 39+ hotels available in Greenland.
What companies run services between Japan and Greenland?
United Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Nuuk Airport (GOH) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Montreal, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Toronto, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Washington Dulles, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Detroit, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Toronto, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Narita International Airport, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Nuuk Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Nuuk Airport via Incheon, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Nuuk Airport via Narita International Airport, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Kobe to Nuuk Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Kobe to Nuuk Airport via Incheon, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Helsinki, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Calgary, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Seattle, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–11,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Ilulissat Airport via Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–9,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Ilulissat Airport via Calgary, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- airgreenland.gl
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Kobe to Nuuk Airport via Incheon, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sisimiut Airport via Copenhagen, Kangerlussuaq
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sisimiut Airport via Copenhagen, Nuuk Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sisimiut Airport via Copenhagen, Ilulissat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nuuk Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Kobe to Nuuk Airport via Incheon, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Kobe to Nuuk Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Train operators
- 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
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