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Red brick building of Tokyo Station with dome, the station square with green areas and taxis in front, glass high-rises behind
Tokyo Station with the square on the Marunouchi side · Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0

With 693,071 passengers from the main German airports, Tokyo ranked 37th among destinations abroad in 2025 (Haneda and Narita combined; German Federal Statistical Office, own analysis); more than four out of five started in Frankfurt or Munich. From Terminal 3 at Haneda, the Keikyu line takes 11 minutes to Shinagawa according to Keikyu, and from Terminal 2·3 at Narita the Skyliner takes 41 minutes to Ueno. In 2025, around 28.65 million foreign guests came to the city, more than ever before. According to a survey by the city government, they visited Shibuya most often.

Getting there from Germany

Airport: Tokyo Haneda (HND)

FromAs the crow fliesCompensation up to
Frankfurt (FRA)9,363 km€600
Munich (MUC)9,359 km€600
Berlin (BER)8,943 km€600
Düsseldorf (DUS)9,328 km€600
Hamburg (HAM)8,988 km€600

Compensation per person under the EU air passenger rights regulation (Regulation (EC) No 261/2004) if the flight arrives 3 hours late or more, or is cancelled less than 14 days before departure — not in extraordinary circumstances such as severe weather. Check whether you’re owed anything →

Time difference:
+7 hours

Straight-line distance: our own calculation from airport data (OurAirports).

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