There are 8 ways to get from Tokyo 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
19h 40m£437–1,209Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- 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
19h 53m£238–831Fly 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 30m£485–1,049Fly Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Newcastle (NCL)plane HND - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 28m£504–1,998Train 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
23h 14m£256–921Fly 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
23h 43m£428–1,557Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Newcastle (NCL)plane NRT - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
23h 42m£295–1,070Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane NRT - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
23h 39m£613–2,255
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £230 - £850 and takes 19h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 19h 40m and costs £430 - £1,300.
The distance between Tokyo and Edinburgh is 5808 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 40m to get from Tokyo to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 8h behind Tokyo. It is currently 3:05 AM in Tokyo and 7:05 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2756+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Japan Airlines, British Airways, and three 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 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–4,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Helsinki, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Beijing Capital, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–4,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Narita International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340–3,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Narita International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–4,300
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Beijing Capital, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £350–3,900
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
- 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
- Book at
- jreast.co.jp
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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