There are 7 ways to get from Japan to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HND - EDI
20h 5m£392–964Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NGO - EDI
23h 20m£174–565Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NRT - EDI
20h 49m£393–736Fly Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HND - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
20h 48m£449–979Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NRT - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 52m£480–801Fly Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane HND - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
24h 3m£290–987Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NGO - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
25h 54m£421–1,065
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £170 - £600 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 20h 5m and costs £390 - £1,000.
The distance between Japan and Edinburgh is 5808 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 5m to get from Japan to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 9h behind Japan. It is currently 3:30 PM in Japan and 6:30 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2451+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Japan and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Japan Airlines, British Airways, and five other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–950
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Helsinki, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Beijing Capital, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Manchester Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Narita International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–2,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Manchester Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Beijing Capital, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Narita International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–2,100
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–2,100
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Manchester Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- £20–26
- Ordinary Car
- £12–16
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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