There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Sapporo by train or plane
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane MAN - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
22h 44m¥76,796–214,952Fly Edinburgh Airport to New Chitose Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane EDI - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
20h 10m¥47,035–143,435Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane DND - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
26h 5m¥72,365–297,556Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane GLA - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
23h 27m¥49,760–145,221Fly Edinburgh Airport to Asahikawa Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Asahikawa Airport (AKJ)plane EDI - AKJ
- Take the train from Asahikawa to Sapporo(Jr)train
25h 50m¥61,395–188,185Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hakodate Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hakodate Airport (HKD)plane EDI - HKD
- Take the train from Hakodate to Sapporotrain
28h 11m¥60,245–174,495Train to Newcastle, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane NCL - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
26h 1m¥51,556–178,653
Manchester Airport (MAN) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Sapporo is to train and fly which costs ¥49000 - ¥150000 and takes 23h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sapporo is to fly and train which takes 20h 10m and costs ¥47000 - ¥150000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Sapporo is 9202 km.
It takes approximately 22h 44m to get from Edinburgh to Sapporo, including transfers.
Sapporo is 9h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:30 AM in Edinburgh and 3:30 PM in Sapporo.
There are 1651+ hotels available in Sapporo.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Sapporo, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Sapporo. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to New Chitose Airport (CTS), walk to New Chitose Airport, then take the train to Sapporo. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to New Chitose Airport (CTS), walk to New Chitose Airport, then take the train to Sapporo.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Manchester Airport to New Chitose Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to New Chitose Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–140,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to New Chitose Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–150,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to New Chitose Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to New Chitose Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asahikawa Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hakodate Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hakodate Airport via Beijing Capital, New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hakodate Airport via Copenhagen, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Newcastle to New Chitose Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to New Chitose Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to New Chitose Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–140,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to New Chitose Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–150,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to New Chitose Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–150,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to New Chitose Airport via London Gatwick, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to New Chitose Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to New Chitose Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
Flights from Newcastle to New Chitose Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–160,000
Flights from Newcastle to New Chitose Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asahikawa Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asahikawa Airport via Vienna, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to New Chitose Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–160,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to New Chitose Airport via London Heathrow, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–290,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to New Chitose Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–160,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asahikawa Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asahikawa Airport via Vienna, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hakodate Airport via Beijing Capital, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–24,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,200
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,750–3,850
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,400
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–7,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ¥45,000–49,000
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥50,000–60,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ¥45,000–49,000
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥50,000–60,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Asahikawa to Sapporo(Jr)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–5,500
- 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
- ¥4,500–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
Train from Hakodate to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–9,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Green Seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
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