There are 8 ways to get from Japan to Edinburgh by 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.
Fly Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HND - EDI
20h 15m£422–1,114Fly Fukuoka Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FUK - EDI
22h 44m£221–561Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NRT - EDI
20h 42m£466–817Fly Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HND - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 8m£482–939Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NRT - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
20h 59m£226–792Fly Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Newcastle (NCL)plane HND - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 6m£513–1,289Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Newcastle (NCL)plane NRT - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 43m£267–942Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane NRT - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
23h 30m£538–1,820
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £220 - £600 and takes 22h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 20h 15m and costs £420 - £1,200.
The distance between Japan and Edinburgh is 5808 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 15m to get from Japan to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 9h behind Japan. It is currently 10:46 AM in Japan and 1:46 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2794+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Japan and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Scandinavian Airlines, British Airways, and five other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–2,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Narita International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Narita International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,700
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–950
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–2,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–480
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,700
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £290–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–2,100
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Newcastle via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- 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
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- 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
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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