There are 10 ways to get from Albufeira to Edinburgh by bus, plane, train, car, car ferry, 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.
Bus to Faro Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Albufeira to Farobus
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FAO - EDI
6h 26m£47–124Bus, train via Avignon
- Take the bus from Albufeira to Cordobabus
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv 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
29h 6m£411–799Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Albufeira to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburghcar
38h 47m£340–967Bus, train
- 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 Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
43h 26m£241–597Bus to Faro Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Albufeira to Farobus
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane FAO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 21m£62–154Bus to Faro Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the bus from Albufeira to Farobus
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Newcastle (NCL)plane FAO - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 50m£77–248Bus 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 52m£80–201Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Albufeira to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
44h 11m£252–441Bus
- Take the bus from Albufeira to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
47h 35mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Albufeira to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
30h 4m
Albufeira to Edinburgh by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albufeira to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which costs £45 - £130 and takes 6h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Albufeira to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which takes 6h 26m and costs £45 - £130.
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 Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 35m.
The distance between Albufeira and Edinburgh is 1365 miles.
The best way to get from Albufeira to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train via Avignon which takes 29h 6m and costs £410 - £800.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Albufeira to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Albufeira to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Albufeira station.
Albufeira to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lisbon station.
Book your Albufeira to Edinburgh bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 2557+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Albufeira, Portugal and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Albufeira to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 47h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Faro Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Faro Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Faro Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Faro Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Faro Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Faro Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £26–110
Flights from Faro Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Faro Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Faro Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Faro Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cordoba-Central to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Cordoba-Central to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Cordoba-Central to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Cordoba-Central to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Albufeira to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Albufeira to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Albufeira to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Albufeira to Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Sete Rios to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Albufeira to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- £15–35
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- 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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