Tokyo to Pilsen by train
Travel from Tokyo (Japan) to Pilsen (Czech Republic) by train (9153km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Tokyo in Japan to Pilsen in the Czech Republic, the main route leads via Russia and Poland. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
9153 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 Pilsen, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Pilsen - Tokyo / Tokyo - Brno / Osaka - Prague / Osaka - Brno / Osaka - Pilsen / Yokohama - Prague / Yokohama - Brno / Yokohama - Pilsen1 Tokyo (Japan) - Sakaiminato (Japan) - Vladivostok (Russia) - Moscow (Russia) - Warsaw (Poland) - Pilsen (Czech Republic)
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?
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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.
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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?
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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?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Warsaw - Moscow
1e Travelling from Warsaw (Poland) to Pilsen (Czech Republic)
Travel from Poland to Czech by direct trains. Train tickets start from 15 EUR.
From Warsaw to Prague there are at least two direct day trains with a journey time of 9 hours and tickets from 25 EUR.
From Krakow to Prague the journey times is 6:30 hours. Tickets are available from 19 EUR.
The direct overnight train from Warsaw via Krakow to Prague offers comfortable travel in seated compartments or in 6 or 4 couchettes. The sleeper compartments are available fro one to three travellers. The ticket prices start from 29 EUR.
The private operator "Leo Express" now offers train connections from Krakow to Prague from 15 EUR.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Warsaw to Pilsen?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 407/442 Warsaw - Prague / EN 443/406 Prague - Warsaw / EN 443/403 Prague - Krakow / EN 402 Krakow - Prague
train company:
PKP IC Polskie Koleje Państwowe Intercity / ČD České dráhy
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Pilsen - Warsaw / Warsaw - Prague / Warsaw - Brno / Krakow - Prague / Krakow - Pilsen / Krakow - Brno / Gdańsk - Prague / Katowice - Prague / Szczecin - Prague / Łódź - Prague
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / CD Czech Railways / PKP Poland
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