There are 8 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)HND - EDI
20h 8m£392–964Fly Fukuoka Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)FUK - EDI
21h 31m£191–611Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)NRT - EDI
22h 1m£393–736Fly Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)HND - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
20h 48m£429–879Fly Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Newcastle (NCL)HND - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
21h 26m£452–888Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)NRT - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
21h 51m£490–751Fly Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)HND - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
24h 5m£280–1,037Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Newcastle (NCL)NRT - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
23h 39m£243–910
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 £190 - £650 and takes 21h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 20h 8m and costs £390 - £1,000.
The distance between Japan and Edinburgh is 5808 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 8m to get from Japan to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 9h behind Japan. It is currently 1:33 PM in Japan and 4:33 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2508+ 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) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–2,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Helsinki, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Beijing Capital, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £270–2,400
- 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
- £240–850
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Narita International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dalian, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- 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
- £200–750
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–2,200
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Shanghai Pudong, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Incheon, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, 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, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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 Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- £240–290
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 Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.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 Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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 Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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