There are 10 ways to get from Basque Country to Edinburgh by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, train, or car train
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Fly San Sebastián Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)EAS - EDI
3h 3m£126–273Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
26h 48m£58–215Train
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
14h 36m£170–586Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Santander
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburgh
30h 19m£202–808Fly Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BIO - EDI
7h 3m£82–162Fly Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BIQ - EDI
6h 4m£78–217Fly Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)VIT - EDI
8h 58m£63–183Fly Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BIO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
7h 58m£89–237Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Santander E.A.
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
34h 48m£151–1,222Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
18h 54m
Basque Country to Edinburgh by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basque Country to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £80 - £170 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Basque Country to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 3m and costs £120 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Basque Country to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from San Sebastian / Donostia and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Basque Country to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Amara-Donostia and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Hendaye, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 36m.
The distance between Basque Country and Edinburgh is 885 miles.
The best way to get from Basque Country to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 14h 36m and costs £170 - £600.
It takes approximately 3h 3m to get from Basque Country to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Basque Country to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from San Sebastian / Donostia station.
Basque Country to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Hendaye station.
The best way to get from Basque Country to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 3m and costs £120 - £280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £170 - £600 and takes 14h 36m, you could also bus, which costs £55 - £220 and takes 26h 48m.
What companies run services between Basque Country, Spain and Edinburgh, Scotland?
British Airways flies from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Amara-Donostia to Edinburgh Waverley via Hendaia, Hendaye, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 14h 36m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–150
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–380
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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/
- 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
- +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 Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–90
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–77
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- £6–35
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- 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
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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More Questions & Answers
Basque Country to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Basque Country. It is currently 5:35 AM in Basque Country and 4:35 AM in Edinburgh.
Basque Country to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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