There are 10 ways to get from Basque Country to Edinburgh by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, 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 San Sebastián Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane EAS - EDI
3h 6m£127–272Fly Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VIT - EDI
7h 46m£56–191Train
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 36m£340–646Bus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
30h 25m£71–211Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburghcar
30h 38m£202–809Fly Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BIO - EDI
5h 21m£72–172Fly Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BIQ - EDI
5h 58m£64–304Fly Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BIO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 1m£80–197Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
35h 31m£303–1,381Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
19h 3m
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 £70 - £180 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Basque Country to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 6m and costs £120 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Basque Country station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from San Sebastián - Bus Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 25m.
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 £340 - £650.
It takes approximately 3h 6m to get from Basque Country to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Basque Country to Edinburgh bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from San Sebastián - Bus 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 6m and costs £120 - £280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £340 - £650 and takes 14h 36m, you could also bus, which costs £70 - £220 and takes 30h 25m.
What companies run services between Basque Country, Spain and Edinburgh, Scotland?
British Airways flies from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times 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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–360
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- 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
- vueling.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–360
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £100–140
- 1st Class
- £130–180
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–250
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £110–170
- Rail 1st Class
- £170–250
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £85–120
- Comfort
- £100–140
- Premium
- £130–170
- 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
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £150–220
- 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
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–18
- 1st Class
- £23–35
Train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £220–750
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £220–320
- 1st Class
- £500–750
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–78
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- £6–35
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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
- £30–55
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- 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
- £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 BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Basque Country. It is currently 10:45 AM in Basque Country and 9:45 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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