Flight to Japan:
Arrival and departure city:
As our route starts in Kyoto and ends in Tokyo, the ideal is to take the flight to Osaka (a city 100 km from Kyoto, since it does not have an airport) and the return flight from Tokyo. Now, these flights are usually more expensive than those that enter and leave through the same city. If the price is up to €100-150 more expensive, it is worth buying this option, since you will save the journey of more than 2 hours between Tokyo and Kyoto and you will not need the Japan Rail Pass (it will be cheaper to buy train tickets separately).
If the price difference is greater than 100-150 euros, then buy a round trip to Tokyo or Osaka. If it arrives in Tokyo, make sure it arrives in the morning. This way you will have time to go to Kyoto and you will also be better able to adapt to the time change in Japan (7-8 hours more than Europe and 10-14 more than America). If the flight is through Osaka, try to have the return flight leave in the afternoon so that you have time to arrive from Tokyo.
Tokyo, capital of Japan Narita Inteational Airport (NRT). There is also another airport, Haneda (HND), but most flights from Europe to Tokyo fly to Narita.
The Internacional Airport of Osaka is Kansai Airport (OSA - KIX).
Smart Links for booking flights:
Take a look at connections on SkyScanner first. This website shows all the airlines that fly to Japan and re-directs you to the webpage offering the best rates (including airlinesâ?? websites).
Low-cost airlines that fly to Japan:
No low-cost airlines fly from Europe to Japan, although some Japanese companies have plans to do so in the future. We will let you know when they start!
