There are 4 ways to get from Tokyo to Queenstown by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Queenstown 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 Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane NRT - ZQN
16h 39m$1,022–2,026Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Invercargill, bus
cheapest- 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 Invercargill (IVC)plane NRT - IVC
- Take the bus from Invercargill to Queenstownbus
21h 46m$767–1,991Fly Tokyo International Airport to Queenstown Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane HND - ZQN
16h 40m$1,016–3,019Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Dunedin, bus
- 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 Dunedin (DUD)plane NRT - DUD
- Take the bus from Dunedin Airport to Queenstownbus
22h 22m$1,331–3,466
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Queenstown is to train and fly and bus which costs $750 - $2,000 and takes 21h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Queenstown is to train and fly which takes 16h 39m and costs $1,000 - $2,100.
The distance between Tokyo and Queenstown is 9509 km.
It takes approximately 16h 39m to get from Tokyo to Queenstown, including transfers.
Queenstown is 3h ahead of Tokyo. It is currently 1:09 PM in Tokyo and 4:09 PM in Queenstown.
There are 1854+ hotels available in Queenstown.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Queenstown, New Zealand?
Qantas, Jetstar, and four other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Cairns, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Cairns, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dunedin via Brisbane, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dunedin via Cairns, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Invercargill via Cairns, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Invercargill via Brisbane, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–8,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dunedin via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dunedin via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dunedin via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Invercargill via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Invercargill via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Cairns, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- 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 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- 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 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- 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 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Dunedin Airport to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 274 497 994
- [email protected]
- Website
- catchabussouth.com
Bus from Invercargill to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- catchabussouth.com
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