Originally Posted by
tjh21cen
Has anybody visited europe on the way to Japan? How was your experience?
Yes. on an award flight.
Toronto-Montreal-Zurich-HKG-Osaka then back transpacific.
I do not recommend a N America-Europe-Japan routing if your goal is to maximise comfort or avoid jetlag.
PS for the OP-start in Toronto, fly direct to Haneda on AC. If business class too much $$ keep an eye on Premium Economy fares. They go down to the $1700 Canadian range occasionally. or the lowest business class fares that you can get sometimes for $C3200 ~$US2400.