There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Tokyo by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane EDI - HND
19h 58m¥82,620–202,850Train to Newcastle, fly to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane NCL - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
22h 34m¥60,186–232,715Fly Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane EDI - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
19h 33m¥84,730–157,530Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane GLA - HND
19h 58m¥94,320–206,869Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane MAN - HND
22h 32m¥81,327–334,232Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane GLA - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
20h 27m¥101,430–171,549Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane MAN - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
22h 27m¥68,437–148,912
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Tokyo is to fly and train which costs ¥80000 - ¥160000 and takes 19h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Tokyo is to fly and train which takes 19h 33m and costs ¥80000 - ¥160000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Tokyo is 9293 km.
It takes approximately 19h 58m to get from Edinburgh to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 9h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:52 AM in Edinburgh and 2:52 PM in Tokyo.
There are 10842+ 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
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Newcastle to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–150,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–150,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Newcastle to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tokyo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–380,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–380,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–170,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–380,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–170,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–380,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–170,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–380,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- 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
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–3,800
- 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
- ¥3,700–3,800
- 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
- ¥49,000–60,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- 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
- 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
- ¥1,800–3,600
- 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
- ¥4,300–8,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–8,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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