Tokyo to Brixen by train
Travel from Tokyo (Japan) to Brixen (Italy) by train (9492km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
Tokyo - Brixen @ 2024-07-04
To travel by train from Tokyo in Japan to Brixen in Italy, the main route leads via Russia. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
9492 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Tokyo to Brixen, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Brixen - Tokyo / Tokyo - Milan / Tokyo - Venice / Tokyo - Bologna / Tokyo - Naples / Tokyo - Palermo / Tokyo - Florence / Tokyo - Pisa / Tokyo - Turin / Osaka - Rome1 Tokyo (Japan) - Sakaiminato (Japan) - Vladivostok (Russia) - Moscow (Russia) - Warsaw (Poland) - Vienna (Austria) - Venice (Italy) - Brixen (Italy)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Tokyo (Japan) to Sakaiminato (Japan)
To travel in Japan by train, buy your ticket via the given booking links. It is also possible to buy your train ticket at a railway station at ticket machines (English language version available). Due to the dense and frequent network in Japan, you will always get a seat at short notice. Another good option to travel in Japan by train the easy and relaxed way is the "Japan Rail Pass".
Where to buy a ticket from Tokyo to Sakaiminato?
Check times&prices 
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Tōkaidō Shinkansen - 東海道新幹線 (TOKASHIN)
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Vladivostok - Sakaiminato / Sakaiminato - Vladivostok / Donghae - Sakaiminato / Sakaiminato - Donghae
train company:
JRHOK JR Hokkaidō - JR北海道 / JREAST JR East - JR東日本 / JRCEN JR Central - JR東海 / JRWEST JR West - JR西日本 / JRSHI JR Shikoku - JR四国 / JRKYU JR Kyūshū - JR九州
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Sakaiminato - Tokyo / Tokyo - Kyoto / Tokyo - Osaka / Tokyo - Yokohama / Tokyo - Fuji / Tokyo - Nagasaki / Tokyo - Fuji / Kyoto - Yokohama / Osaka - Kyoto / Yokohama - Kyoto / Fuji - Hiroshima
1b Travelling from Sakaiminato (Japan) to Vladivostok (Russia)
Travel from Sakaiminato to Vladivostok by ferry. The journey time is 44 hours with two nights on board. Ferry tickets start from 250 EUR including extra fees like port tax.
Book the ticket in advance via given booking websites. The more expensive category "beds" means you get a really comfortable bed with privacy curtain. All is clean and nice, like you expect it from Japan.
Sockets are not available. You have to ask the staff and pay for it. The little shop only sells snacks. Charge your mobile phone in advance and get some noodle packets with you, as you get boiled cold and hot water for free. Of course there is a restaurant on board as well, but it is rather expensive.
The ferry route has a stop-over of five hours in Donghae (South Korea), but you just stay on board.
They offer you to leave the ferry in Donghae (South Korea) for four hours. But you have to cross the customs to leave the ferry and when you turn back. Which will take already a lot of time.
Where to buy a ticket from Sakaiminato to Vladivostok?
Buy the ticket for the ferry directly at the ferry terminal or at the website of the ferry company.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train company:
LO London Overground
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vladivostok - Sakaiminato
1c Travelling from Vladivostok (Russia) to Moscow (Russia)
Travel from Vladivostok to Moscow by direct train. There are at least two non-stop trains daily. The journey time is between six and seven days (146 to 162 hours). You can buy train tickets from 110 EUR (10.000 RUB).
Different comfort categories are available to book in the trains: 1st class sleeper with 2-berth compartments, 2nd class "Kupé" with 4-berth compartments and 3rd class "Platskartny" with open-plan dormitory cars.
Find the exact train schedules and ticket fares via the given booking links.
From Japan and South-Korea you have a ferry connection to Vladivostok.
Where to buy a ticket from Vladivostok to Moscow?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Moscow - Vladivostok
1d Travelling from Moscow (Russia) to Warsaw (Poland)
Travel from Moscow to Warsaw by direct train. The journey time is 15 hours. Train tickets are available from 150 EUR. The trains run overnight via Belarus and offer compartments with 1, 2 or 4 berths. They are very comfortable and high quality.
If you want to avoid Belarus, you can travel via Ukraine.
First travel from Moscow to Kiev by overnight train. The journey time is 13 hours, tickets are available from 70 EUR. Then travel from Kiev to Warsaw by day or overnight train. The journey time is 15 hours and tickets are available from 45 EUR.
Find train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Moscow to Warsaw?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Warsaw - Moscow
1e Travelling from Warsaw (Poland) to Vienna (Austria)
Travel from Warsaw to Vienna by direct day train or overnight train. The journey time is six hours. The ticket price starts at 43 EUR. You have these two travel options:
1) The Eurocity train "Polonia". The departure time in Warsaw is 06:30. The arrival time in Vienna is 13:50.
The Eurocity train "Sobieski". Departure time in Warsaw at 14:30. The arrival time in Vienna is 21:50.
The ticket price in 2nd class starts at 43 EUR and in 1st class at 53 EUR.
These are air-conditioned trains with an inexpensive restaurant car.
2) The overnight train "Chopin" EN407 has a journey time of 11:30 hours. The departure time in Warsaw is 19:30. The arrival time in Vienna at 07:00. The following service classes are available:
- standard seats in 2nd class are available from 29 EUR.
- shared compartments with 6 or 4 beds. The toilet and a wash room is at the end of the corridor. The ticket price starts at 49/59 EUR.
- private sleeper compartments with 3, 2 or 1 bed. The deluxe compartments offer a private shower and toilet. The standard compartments have toilet and shower at the corridor of the wagon. The ticket price starts at 69/89/129 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Warsaw to Vienna?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 406 Vienna - Warsaw / EN 407 Warsaw - Vienna
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Warsaw
1f Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Venice (Italy)
Travel from Vienna to Venice by train. The journey time is 07:40 hours. The train ticket price starts at 29 EUR. A comfortable travel option is by "ÖBB nightjet" overnight train.
Travel by day train connection with a journey time of 07:40 hours. The train ticket price starts at 29 EUR. The departure station is "Wien Hbf". The arrival station is "Venezia Santa Lucia". There are two direct train connections available.
The more comfortable travel option is by "ÖBB nightjet" NJ237 overnight train. The train ticket price starts at 29 EUR. The departure time in Vienna is 21:30. The arrival time in Venice is 08:30. The following service classes are available:
- standard seat: the cheapest travel option with a ticket price from 29 EUR.
- shared compartments with beds: with a maximum of 4 to 6 travellers per compartment. The ticket price starts at 49 EUR. You can book it as well as private compartment only for your family or friends.
- private compartments with beds: travel for your own in a private compartment or with up to three travellers in total. Some compartments offer a private shower and WC. The ticket price starts at 89 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Vienna to Venice?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ237 Vienna - Venice / ÖBB nightjet NJ236 Venice - Vienna
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Venice - Vienna
1g Travelling from Venice (Italy) to Brixen (Italy)
To travel in Italy by train, buy your train ticket online via the following booking links. There you find exact schedules and ticket prices. Italian state railways Trenitalia and the private operator Italo offer several types of advance fare tickets (Economy and Super Economy fares). A ticket price may vary a lot and depends on the type of train, class and time of you travel. For long-distance travel use a high-speed train, also a night train can be a good option for you.
Where to buy a ticket from Venice to Brixen?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
DB ÖBB Eurocity (DB ÖBB EC) / InterCity (IC) / Frecciabianca (FB) / Frecciargento (FA AV) / Frecciarossa (FR AV) / EuroCity (IT) (EC) / TGV France - Italy (TGV) / Regionale Veloce (RV) / Italo (ITALO) / Eurocity Thello (THELLO)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
TH 220 Venice - Paris / ÖBB nightjet NJ294 Rome - Munich / ÖBB nightjet NJ40294 Rome - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ236 Venice - Vienna / ICN 1559 Rome - Palermo / ICN 1963 Milan - Syracuse / ICN 765 Milan - Lecce
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Ancona - Patras / Civitavecchia - Barcelona / Livorno - Barcelona / Ancona - Split / Bari - Dubrovnik
train company:
TRENITALIA Trenitalia - Ferrovie dello stato / THELLO Thello / NTV Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori / MINO Minoan Lines / GRIM Grimaldi Lines / BLUELINE Blueline Ferries
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Brixen - Venice / Rome - Ancona / Rome - Bari / Rome - Bologna / Rome - Florence / Rome - Milan / Rome - Naples / Rome - Venice / Milan - Venice / Venice - Florence / Venice - Rome
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
Need a cheap place to sleep? We recommend booking.com
Find a cheap flight! Compare prices on Kiwi.com
Do you have questions about the connection between Tokyo and Brixen? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
