There are 6 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
21h 7m¥97,625–133,404Fly Glasgow Airport to Osaka International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane GLA - ITM
20h 57m¥51,188–191,514Fly 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
18h 48m¥51,838–182,264Bus 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
21h 56m¥51,975–162,654Bus 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 34m¥62,395–203,264Fly Glasgow Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kobe (UKB)plane GLA - UKB
21h¥71,608–222,124
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 21h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Osaka is to fly and train which takes 18h 48m and costs ¥50000 - ¥190000.
The distance between Glasgow and Osaka is 9350 km.
It takes approximately 21h 7m to get from Glasgow to Osaka, including transfers.
Osaka is 8h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 7:59 AM in Glasgow and 3:59 PM in Osaka.
There are 9389+ hotels available in Osaka.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Osaka, Japan?
British Airways, Japan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–150,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Osaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–210,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Frankfurt, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Prague, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kobe via London Heathrow, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–240,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kobe via Prague, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–230,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kobe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kobe via Frankfurt, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–150,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Osaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–200,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–210,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–210,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–380,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Munich, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–410,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–410,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–150,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kansai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Frankfurt, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–290,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kobe via Munich, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kobe via London Heathrow, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–240,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kansai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–400,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, 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
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–240,000
- 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
- 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
- ¥1,600–3,100
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ¥1,600–3,100
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,100
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ¥1,600–3,100
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,100
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ¥1,600–3,100
- 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
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