There are 9 ways to get from Ancona to Edinburgh by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport
best- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AOI - EDI
7h 24m£86–192Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BLQ - EDI
7h 28m£64–294Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu 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
19h 52m£407–759Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ancona Sud to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
34h 27mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ancona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
23h 24m£410–555Train to Roma Ciampino Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CIA - EDI
10h 22m£72–232Train
- Take the train from Ancona to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 48m£453–783Bus
- Take the bus from Ancona to München Hackerbrückebus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's Housebus
40h 11mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Ancona to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
24h 19m£322–494
Ancona to Edinburgh by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £60 - £300 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 7h 24m and costs £85 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at St Andrew's House via Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Ancona to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 52m.
The distance between Ancona and Edinburgh is 1149 miles.
The best way to get from Ancona to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 19h 52m and costs £400 - £800.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Ancona to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Ancona to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Ancona station.
Ancona to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ancona station.
The best way to get from Ancona to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 7h 24m and costs £85 - £200. Alternatively, you can train via Lyon, which costs £400 - £800 and takes 19h 52m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 40h 11m.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair, Ryanair UK, and two other airlines fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ancona to Edinburgh Waverley via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 19h 52m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- 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
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–250
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £80–120
- 2nd Class
- £70–100
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- info@sellitto.com
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Ancona Sud to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £13–16
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Ancona to München Hackerbrücke
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's House
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Ancona to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at München Hackerbrücke station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Ancona. It is currently 3:37 PM in Ancona and 2:37 PM in Edinburgh.
Ancona to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
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