There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Tokyo by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Narita International Airport (NRT)EDI - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
19h 53m¥79,704–147,504Train to Newcastle, fly to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)NCL - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
20h 46m¥60,176–222,505Fly Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)EDI - HND
19h 58m¥82,594–202,824Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)GLA - HND
19h 52m¥89,296–186,665Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)MAN - HND
22h 2m¥86,413–323,989Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Narita International Airport (NRT)GLA - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
20h 26m¥101,406–161,345Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Narita International Airport (NRT)MAN - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
22h 27m¥68,523–148,669Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Narita International Airport (NRT)ABZ - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
22h 5m¥69,541–261,833
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Narita International Airport (NRT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Tokyo is to fly and train which costs ¥75000 - ¥150000 and takes 19h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Tokyo is to train and fly which takes 19h 52m and costs ¥85000 - ¥190000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Tokyo is 9340 km.
It takes approximately 19h 53m to get from Edinburgh to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 9h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:29 AM in Edinburgh and 10:29 AM in Tokyo.
There are 10726+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Tokyo, Japan?
Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Newcastle to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–240,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–170,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–170,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–420,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–160,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–170,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–150,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–150,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tokyo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–260,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–170,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–190,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–420,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–170,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–420,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–170,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–160,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–550,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–3,740
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–3,730
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ¥44,000–48,000
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥48,000–55,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ¥44,000–48,000
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥50,000–60,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ¥44,000–48,000
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥50,000–60,000
- 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
- ¥1,800–4,300
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–8,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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