There are 5 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)plane EDI - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
19h 51m¥98,092–163,592Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ABZ - HND
22h 30m¥82,632–319,568Fly Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane EDI - HND
18h 21m¥87,542–222,862Train 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¥94,813–193,894Train 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 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
23h 40m¥95,363–154,624
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Narita International Airport (NRT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Tokyo is to fly and train which costs ¥95000 - ¥170000 and takes 19h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Tokyo is to fly which takes 18h 21m and costs ¥85000 - ¥230000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Tokyo is 9340 km.
It takes approximately 19h 51m to get from Edinburgh to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:51 AM in Edinburgh and 3:51 PM in Tokyo.
There are 12594+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–130,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–130,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–150,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Tokyo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–310,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–150,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–150,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–150,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–140,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–140,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–160,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–23,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–23,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–17,000
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–13,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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