There are 9 ways to get from Annecy to Edinburgh by bus, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)GVA - EDI
6h 8m£57–148Train
- Take the train from Annecy to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
11h 43m£174–579Bus
- Take the bus from Annecy to Lille
- Take the bus from Lille to Calais
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
25h 51m£85–221Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Annecy to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
16h 13mBus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)GVA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
6h 57m£59–243Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Newcastle (NCL)GVA - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
7h 34m£87–262Train to Alpes–Isère Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Annecy to Grenoble
- Fly from Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)GNB - EDI
7h 47m£105–410Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to North St David Street831
28h 5m£59–243Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Annecy to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburgh
17h 9m£233–349
Annecy to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Annecy to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which costs £55 - £150 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Annecy to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which takes 6h 8m and costs £55 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Annecy to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Annecy and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Lille, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Annecy to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Annecy and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 43m.
The distance between Annecy and Edinburgh is 827 miles.
The best way to get from Annecy to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 11h 43m and costs £170 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Annecy to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Annecy to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Annecy station.
Annecy to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Annecy station.
The best way to get from Annecy to Edinburgh is to train which takes 11h 43m and costs £170 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £230 and takes 25h 51m.
What companies run services between Annecy, France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Annecy to Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 11h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Annecy to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Lille, Calais, and London Victoria in around 25h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £28–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Annecy to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- 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
- £17–18
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- 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
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- 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
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Annecy to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Schedules at
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Annecy to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to North St David Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Annecy to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lille station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Annecy. It is currently 10:42 AM in Annecy and 9:42 AM in Edinburgh.
Annecy to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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