There are 8 ways to get from Tokyo to Thurso by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane HND - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
26h 6m£341–1,333Fly Tokyo International Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC)plane HND - WIC
29h 13m£258–1,113Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane NRT - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
27h 20m£342–1,255Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Wick John O' Groats Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC)plane NRT - WIC
38h 1m£259–985Fly Tokyo International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane HND - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
28h 8m£377–1,416Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane NRT - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
30h 36m£388–1,238Fly Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HND - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
29h 23m£479–1,430Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- 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
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
29h 36m£540–1,002
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Thurso is to train and fly which costs £250 - £1,000 and takes 38h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Thurso is to fly and train which takes 26h 6m and costs £340 - £1,400.
The distance between Tokyo and Thurso is 5876 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 6m to get from Tokyo to Thurso, including transfers.
Thurso is 8h behind Tokyo. It is currently 9:06 PM in Tokyo and 1:06 PM in Thurso.
There are 41+ hotels available in Thurso.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Thurso, Scotland?
Japan Airlines, British Airways, and World Ticket fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC) 5 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Norwich, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,200
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–850
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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