There are 6 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 Tokyo International Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane EDI - HND
20h¥87,074–222,972Fly 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 31m¥51,834–182,558Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- 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 35m¥97,624–163,702Fly Glasgow Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane GLA - HND
18h 51m¥96,284–191,828Train, 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¥108,585–265,204Train, train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane INV - HND
25h 24m¥92,210–336,553
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) 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 31m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Tokyo is to fly which takes 18h 51m and costs ¥95000 - ¥200000.
The distance between Glasgow and Tokyo is 9347 km.
It takes approximately 20h to get from Glasgow to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 8h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 10:38 PM in Glasgow and 6:38 AM in Tokyo.
There are 12935+ 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
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–150,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tokyo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from Newcastle to Tokyo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–260,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Tokyo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–320,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–150,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
Flights from Newcastle to Tokyo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–260,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Tokyo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–320,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–130,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Newcastle to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
- Website
- airchina.com
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 Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–140,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–140,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–150,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Narita International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
- 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
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–8,500
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–16,000
- 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)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–8,500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times 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
- ¥1,600–3,100
- 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
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