Arrive from X to Y

[El10]

Is it OK to say something like "How many days does it take for a letter to arrive from New York to Japan?"
I'm asking because I've been taught that I should always use "arrive in" for countries, but I think that it might be different in this case because of the structure "arrive from X to Y." But what if I change the word order in the sentence and say, "How many days does it take for a letter to arrive in Japan from New York ?" Is the sentence still grammatically correct, or should I still write "to" instead of "in"? By the way, is it the same with people? Are " She arrived from New York to Paris." and "She arrived in Paris from New York." correct?
Thanks

 

[Kirill V.]

I may be wrong, but I think you always arrive in (a country, a city...). I am not even sure whether you can arrive from... Arrival is an act of becoming present at a specific point, I guess.
So I'd rather say: She arrived in Paris going from New York ...

Again, I may be mistaken. Let's see what native speakers say

 

[entangledbank]

You can arrive from and in, but not to. If you want to say 'from X to Y', you need a different verb, like 'travel'.

 

[Kirill V.]

You can arrive from and in, but not to. If you want to say 'from X to Y', you need a different verb, like 'travel'.

Thank you. So, for example, She arrived from New York yesterday is okay then.
But does it sound Okay to a native speaker's ear if one combines arrive in and arrive from in one sentence?
Using the same example, is it Okay to say She arrived in Paris from New York
?

 

[sound shift]

Yes, "She arrived in Paris from New York" sounds all right to me.

 

[SReynolds]

Just for the record, the one that I think would be most commonly used is:

How many days does it take for a letter to arrive in New York from Paris?

 

[sound shift]

Well, I think "How long/many days does it take (for) a letter to get from Paris to New York?" is much more common than that.

 

[SReynolds]

I agree, but I didn't want to use another verb (the question was about arrive and its prepositions).

 

[sound shift]

Ah, I see. Fair enough.

 

[El10]

OK, then if I say "It takes around 10 days for a letter to arrive in New York from Paris." it's fine, but If I say "It takes around 10 days for a letter to arrive from Paris in New York." is it still correct, or is it "incorrect word order"?

 

[Myridon]

Just for the record, the one that I think would be most commonly used is:

How many days does it take for a letter to arrive in New York from Paris?

How many days does it take for a letter from Paris to arrive in New York.

 

[El10]

How many days does it take for a letter from Paris to arrive in New York.

Thanks, it's clear now.