There are 11 ways to get from Albufeira to Edinburgh by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, or car 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 Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FAO - EDI
6h 34m£47–164Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Albufeira to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburghcar
38h 47m£328–965Bus, train
- Take the bus from Albufeira to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
39h 6m£326–566Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Albufeira to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
30h 6mFly Faro Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane FAO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 24m£53–209Fly Faro Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Newcastle (NCL)plane FAO - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 55m£84–338Bus to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Albufeira to Lisbonbus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LIS - EDI
8h 39m£87–223Fly Faro Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick, train
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)plane FAO - PIK
- Take the train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 42m£74–244Train, bus
- Take the train from Albufeira - Ferreiras to Lisboa Orientetrain Ic
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
42h 28m£506–892Bus, train via Sheffield
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Sete Rios to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
43h 26m£428–722Bus
- Take the bus from Albufeira to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
44h 4m£119–486
Albufeira to Edinburgh by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albufeira to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £45 - £170 and takes 6h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Albufeira to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs £45 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Albufeira to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Albufeira and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Lisbon, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 4m.
The distance between Albufeira and Edinburgh is 1364 miles.
The best way to get from Albufeira to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 39h 6m and costs £320 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Albufeira to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Albufeira to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Albufeira station.
The best way to get from Albufeira to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs £45 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £110 - £490 and takes 44h 4m.
Albufeira to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lisbon station.
Book your Albufeira to Edinburgh bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Albufeira, Portugal and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair, Jet2.com, and easyJet fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Albufeira to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Lisbon, Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 44h 4m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Faro Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Faro Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Faro Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Faro Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Faro Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Faro Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Faro Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Faro Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Faro Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–260
Flights from Faro Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Faro Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Albufeira - Ferreiras to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Perpignan to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Albufeira to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130–240
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Sete Rios to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130–240
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £105
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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