There are 8 ways to get from Glasgow to Osaka by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane EDI - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
20h 57m¥97,621–133,399Fly Glasgow Airport to Osaka International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane GLA - ITM
21h 32m¥51,182–191,505Fly Glasgow Airport to Kansai International Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane GLA - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
19h 13m¥51,832–192,255Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane EDI - ITM
22h 16m¥51,971–162,649Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kobe (UKB)plane EDI - UKB
22h 54m¥62,391–193,259Fly Glasgow Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kobe (UKB)plane GLA - UKB
21h¥66,602–222,115Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane EDI - HND
- Take the train from Shin Yokohama to Shin Osakatrain
23h 25mTrain, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane MAN - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
25h 33m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Osaka is to bus and fly which costs ¥50000 - ¥170000 and takes 22h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Osaka is to fly and train which takes 19h 13m and costs ¥50000 - ¥200000.
The distance between Glasgow and Osaka is 9350 km.
It takes approximately 20h 57m to get from Glasgow to Osaka, including transfers.
Osaka is 8h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 3:58 AM in Glasgow and 11:58 AM in Osaka.
There are 9445+ hotels available in Osaka.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Osaka, Japan?
British Airways, Japan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) twice daily.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–150,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Osaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–210,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–150,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Osaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–150,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–390,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–380,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Munich, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–410,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–410,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–400,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Frankfurt, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Prague, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–230,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kobe via London Heathrow, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–240,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kobe via Prague, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kobe via Frankfurt, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–150,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–150,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
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
- ¥85,000–130,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–130,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kansai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kansai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Frankfurt, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kobe via Munich, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–140,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–150,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–400,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kobe via London Heathrow, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,300
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,300
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Shin Yokohama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–17,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–6,500
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–8,000
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,000
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ¥1,600–3,000
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,000
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ¥1,600–3,000
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,000
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ¥1,600–3,000
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,000
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ¥1,600–3,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Website
- Ember
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