There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kyoto by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane EDI - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Kyōtotrain
19h 16m¥45,982–136,282Fly Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane EDI - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
21h 50m¥45,082–113,382Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane GLA - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kyōtotrain
23h 17m¥52,730–151,044Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kobe, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kobe (UKB)plane EDI - UKB
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōtotrain
22h 38m¥55,382–147,242Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane EDI - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kyōtotrain
21h 10m¥51,032–149,282Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane MAN - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kyōtotrain
23h 44m¥92,607–222,994
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kyoto is to fly and bus which costs ¥45000 - ¥120000 and takes 21h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kyoto is to fly and train which takes 19h 16m and costs ¥46000 - ¥140000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kyoto is 9336 km.
It takes approximately 19h 16m to get from Edinburgh to Kyoto, including transfers.
Kyoto is 9h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:47 AM in Edinburgh and 3:47 PM in Kyoto.
There are 3152+ hotels available in Kyoto.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kyoto, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Kyoto. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, then take the train to Kyōto. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Osaka International Airport (ITM), walk to Osaka Airport, then take the bus to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–130,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–150,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–450,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Beijing Capital, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–150,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–140,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–180,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Copenhagen, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–110,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–450,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–130,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–140,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–140,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–130,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–210,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–140,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–140,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–130,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via London Gatwick, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–140,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–140,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Vienna, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–270,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Prague, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Copenhagen, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–180,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–130,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–450,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,300
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,700–4,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,300
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,650–3,750
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,800
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
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