There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Tokyo 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 Narita International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane EDI - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
20h 20m¥97,611–163,685Fly Glasgow Airport to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane GLA - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
19h 26m¥51,832–182,556Fly Glasgow Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane GLA - HND
18h 51m¥96,282–191,826Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane EDI - HND
18h 50m¥87,061–222,955Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane NCL - HND
20h 56m¥108,571–265,151
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Narita International Airport (NRT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Tokyo is to fly and train which costs ¥50000 - ¥190000 and takes 19h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Tokyo is to bus and fly which takes 18h 50m and costs ¥85000 - ¥230000.
The distance between Glasgow and Tokyo is 9394 km.
It takes approximately 20h 20m to get from Glasgow to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 9h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 6:37 AM in Glasgow and 3:37 PM in Tokyo.
There are 12532+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Tokyo, Japan?
British Airways and Japan Airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tokyo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–220,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Newcastle to Tokyo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–250,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–120,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Newcastle to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–130,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–140,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–140,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–160,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–6,500
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,800
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–13,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- 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
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