There are 4 ways to get from Osaka to Edinburgh by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane KIX - EDI
20h 53m£455–616Fly from Osaka International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ITM - EDI
22h 56m£232–762Train, bus to Tokushima Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Maikotrain
- Take the bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Narutobus
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TKS - EDI
24h 2m£349–1,067Fly from Kobe
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane UKB - EDI
24h 15m£264–866
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £230 - £800 and takes 22h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 20h 53m and costs £450 - £650.
The distance between Osaka and Edinburgh is 5810 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 53m to get from Osaka to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 8h behind Osaka. It is currently 4:42 AM in Osaka and 8:42 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2853+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Japan Airlines, Finnair, and three other airlines fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Narita, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,300
Flights from Kobe to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Narita, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,100
Flights from Kobe to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,000
Flights from Kobe to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–2,200
Flights from Kobe to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Kobe to Edinburgh Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kobe to Edinburgh Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–900
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
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