There are 6 ways to get from Kirkwall to Tokyo by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Kirkwall to Narita International Airport, train
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane KOI - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
22h 41m¥113,175–446,106Ferry, bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane INV - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
31h 56m¥75,604–276,892Fly Kirkwall to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KOI - HND
22h 31m¥96,065–371,426Fly Kirkwall to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane KOI - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
25h 22m¥119,575–473,356Ferry, bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane EDI - HND
30h 26m¥90,764–255,062Ferry, bus, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ABZ - HND
30h 22m¥83,464–319,862
Kirkwall (KOI) to Narita International Airport (NRT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkwall to Tokyo is to ferry and bus and fly which costs ¥90000 - ¥260000 and takes 30h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkwall to Tokyo is to fly which takes 22h 31m and costs ¥95000 - ¥380000.
The distance between Kirkwall and Tokyo is 9030 km.
It takes approximately 22h 41m to get from Kirkwall to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 8h ahead of Kirkwall. It is currently 3:26 AM in Kirkwall and 11:26 AM in Tokyo.
There are 3931+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Kirkwall, Scotland and Tokyo, Japan?
Loganair, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) 4 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Narita International Airport via Edinburgh Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–440,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Edinburgh Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–460,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Tokyo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–380,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Narita International Airport via Edinburgh Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–460,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Tokyo International Airport via Edinburgh Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–550,000
Flights from Kirkwall to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Edinburgh Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–470,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–260,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–230,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–230,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Tokyo International Airport via Aberdeen Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–370,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–180,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Narita International Airport via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–430,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–260,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Narita International Airport via Edinburgh Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–460,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–320,000
- 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
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–4,700
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–4,100
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- ¥2,900–3,500
- Peak
- ¥3,500–4,100
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