There are 8 ways to get from Kyoto to Glasgow by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Osaka International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
best- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminalbus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ITM - GLA
22h 42m£239–712Bus to Osaka International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminalbus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ITM - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
24h 22m£213–516Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Kyōto to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane KIX - GLA
21h 57m£261–914Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Kyoto to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NGO - GLA
23h 19mTrain to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Kyoto to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NGO - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
24h 44mTrain to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Yokohamatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HND - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
23h 49mTrain, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- 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
22h 45mTrain to Kobe, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Kobetrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane UKB - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
24h 48m
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Glasgow is to bus and fly and train which costs £210 - £550 and takes 24h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Glasgow is to train and fly which takes 21h 57m and costs £260 - £950.
The distance between Kyoto and Glasgow is 5812 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 42m to get from Kyoto to Glasgow, including transfers.
Glasgow is 9h behind Kyoto. It is currently 6:45 AM in Kyoto and 9:45 PM in Glasgow.
There are 1540+ hotels available in Glasgow.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Glasgow, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Kyoto to Glasgow. However, you can take the bus to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminal, walk to Osaka International Airport (ITM) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, then take the line 500 bus to Dundas Street. Alternatively, you can take the train to Kansai Airport, walk to Kansai International Airport (KIX) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, then take the line 500 bus to Dundas Street.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Tokyo International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–2,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Narita International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Tokyo International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Narita International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
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 Kobe to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Tokyo International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–2,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Tokyo International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
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 Kobe to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–470
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–440
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Narita International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
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 Kobe to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–600
Flights from Kobe to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–2,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Narita International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Helsinki, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Narita International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Narita International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Kobe to Edinburgh Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Tokyo International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–2,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Kobe to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Narita International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
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
- 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
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–2,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £210–600
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kyōto to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–10
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Kyoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kyoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kyoto to Shin Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kyoto to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- 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
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
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