Tokyo to Terneuzen by train
Travel from Tokyo (Japan) to Terneuzen (Netherlands) by train (9429km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Tokyo in Japan to Terneuzen in the Netherlands, the main route leads via Russia, Poland and Germany. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
9429 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 Terneuzen, 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
Terneuzen - Tokyo / Tokyo - Nijmegen / Tokyo - Rotterdam / Tokyo - Utrecht / Osaka - Amsterdam / Osaka - Nijmegen / Osaka - Rotterdam / Osaka - Utrecht / Yokohama - Amsterdam / Hiroshima - Amsterdam1 Tokyo (Japan) - Sakaiminato (Japan) - Vladivostok (Russia) - Moscow (Russia) - Berlin (Germany) - Terneuzen (Netherlands)
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?
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 Berlin (Germany)
There are two direct night train connections from Moscow to Berlin. The journey time is 24 hours. You can buy train tickets from 160 EUR. The ticket price depends on your travel date and the category you are traveling in. You can find the exact timetable with ticket prices via the given booking links.
Three times a week you can travel on these direct train connections. One train connection ends directly in Berlin (EN440 13M Strizh). The second train connection goes from Moscow via Berlin to Paris (EN452 23J).
Travel reports with many photos of both trains can be found in our blog.
If you want to avoid the trip through Belarus, travel from Moscow to Kiev. In Kiev, take the direct night train to Warsaw, from where you continue to Berlin.
Where to buy a ticket from Moscow to Berlin?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 23J/452 Moscow - Paris / EN 453/24J Paris - Moscow / EN 13M/440 Moscow - Berlin / EN 441/14M Berlin - Moscow
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Berlin - Moscow
1e Travelling from Berlin (Germany) to Terneuzen (Netherlands)
To buy train tickets from Germany to the Netherlands, compare the booking links we give. Prices are usually the same, but sometimes vary slightly.
Depending on where you start in Germany (and where you want to travel to in the Netherlands), you can either use the route from Frankfurt via Cologne by ICE train to Utrecht and Amsterdam. Or from Berlin by direct IC train right into the West to Amsterdam.
The Europe Special fare ("Sparpreis Europa") of Deutsche Bahn is available from 29/39 Euro. As earlier you book, as cheaper the tickets are.
Where to buy a ticket from Berlin to Terneuzen?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE)
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / NS Nederlandse Spoorwegen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Terneuzen - Berlin / Berlin - Amsterdam / Munich - Amsterdam / Frankfurt am Main - Amsterdam / Hamburg - Amsterdam / Cologne - Amsterdam
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
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