There are 7 ways to get from Tokyo to Zurich by train or plane
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 Zurich 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 Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NRT - ZRH
17h 54mCHF 470–965Fly Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HND - ZRH
20h 7mCHF 356–1,012Fly Tokyo International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Basel (BSL)plane HND - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
20h 57mCHF 583–1,356Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Basel, 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 Basel (BSL)plane NRT - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
20h 58mCHF 527–1,059Fly Tokyo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane HND - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
22h 20mCHF 357–912Fly Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HND - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
21h 49mCHF 392–1,075Fly 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 Flughafen München to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HBtrain
23h 32mCHF 494–879
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Zurich is to fly which costs SFr 350 - SFr 1100 and takes 20h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 17h 54m and costs SFr 470 - SFr 1000.
The distance between Tokyo and Zurich is 9682 km.
It takes approximately 17h 54m to get from Tokyo to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 8h behind Tokyo. It is currently 1:02 AM in Tokyo and 5:02 PM in Zurich.
There are 1253+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Zurich, Switzerland?
Air France, Lufthansa, and seven other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 3 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–2,200
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
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–2,600
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
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–2,600
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–2,200
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
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–2,600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–650
Flights from Narita International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–550
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–550
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
- CHF 260–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–750
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–900
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–750
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Munich International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–950
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–2,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Zurich Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,400
- 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
- CHF 6–8
- 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
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen München to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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