How Can I Travel from Australia to Japan

Air travel is the major and best way to get to Japan from Australia, with both direct flights and connecting ones. Otherwise, ocean liner is another option; however, there are only a few cruises, taking much more time and more cost.

Direct Flights from Australia to Japan

Some direct flights can be caught to fly to Japan from Australia, which are mainly departing from Sydney and Melbourne. Other Australian cities, like Cairns and Brisbane, also run a few flights to Tokyo; while Cairns holds a direct flight to Osaka as well.

Departure	Arrival	Overall Duration	Density of Runs
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport	Tokyo Haneda Airport	9h 35min – 10h 5min	4-5 flights every day
Melbourne Airport	Tokyo Narita Airport	10h	1-2 flights per day
Cairns International Airport	Tokyo Narita Airport	7h 30min	1 flight of Jetstar every day
Cairns International Airport	Tokyo Haneda Airport	7h 45min	1 flight of Virgin Australia every day
Cairns International Airport	Osaka Kansai International Airport	7h 30min	1 flight on Mon., Wed., Fri. & Sun.
Brisbane Airport	Tokyo Narita Airport	9h 20min	2 flights per day

The fights are subject to change from time to time.

Fights with Transfer

As the direct flights are not always available, a connecting flight is also a good way to reach Japan from Australia. The countries, in Southeast Asia and East Asia, are the most popular transfer points, where Hong Kong, Seoul, Bangkok, Manila, Singapore, Taipei, Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, etc. have flights to Japan. You can also get more choices from these cities to reach multiple cities in Japan in addition to Tokyo or Osaka, including Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Naha, and Sendai.

The First Flight	The Connecting Flight	Available Density of Runs & Date	Overall Duration
Sydney Kingsford Smith - Manila Ninoy Aquino	Manila Ninoy Aquino - Osaka Kansai	1 plan every day (PR212: 10:30-17:00 + PR412: 09:15-14:15 the next day)	28h 45min
Sydney Kingsford Smith - Bangkok Suvarnabhumi	Bangkok Suvarnabhumi - Osaka  Kansai	1 plan with no transit visa required every day (TG472: 14:50-21:10 + TG622: 23:59-07:30 the next day)	17h 40min
Sydney Kingsford Smith - Seoul  Incheon	Seoul Incheon - Osaka Kansai	3-7 plans every day	25h 10min - 28h 30min
	Seoul Incheon - Nagoya Central Japan (Centrair)	1-3 plans every day	21h 25min -29h 40min
	Seoul Incheon - Fukuoka	3-10 plans every day	14h 35min - 26h 35min
	Seoul Incheon - Sapporo New Chitose	2-6 plans every day	23h 15min -30h
Melbourne - Singapore Changi	Singapore Changi - Osaka Kansai	5 or 6 plans every day	18h 10min -28h 10min
	Singapore Changi - Nagoya Central Japan (Centrair)	1 or 2 plans every day	18h 25min - 34h 30min
Melbourne - Hong Kong	Hong Kong - Osaka Kansai	3-6 plans every day	16h 25min - 31h 45min
	Hong Kong - Nagoya Central Japan (Centrair)	1-3 plans every day	16h 20min - 32h 40min
	Hong Kong - Fukuoka	2 or 3 plans every day	16h  40min - 26h 5min

The transfer plans in the table above are not all the accessible schemes to travel from Australia to Japan with a connecting fight. You can also easily find more combinations of flights from Australia to different cities in Japan. Anyway, Tokyo is always an incomparable transfer station to get to other cities in Japan.

Read More: Air Travel to/around Japan

Cruises from Australia to Japan

International cruises from Australia to Japan are also on service, but which would take about 20 days at sea. Also, the cruises are usually luxury at a high cost, and not available daily. Royal Princess from Sydney to Tokyo spends 21 days on sea, via Brisbane, Darwin, Hong Kong, Taipei, and some Japan ports like Kagoshima, Osaka and Shimizu. The Royal Princess from Brisbane takes 19 days to Tokyo, one stop less than that departs from Sydney.

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