There are 10 ways to get from Caen to Edinburgh by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car ferry, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain K2+
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 51m£271–465Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Caen Port to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 160
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 183 / ...
24h 8m£76–326Bus, train
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
16h 18m£87–214Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Caen Port to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
18h 23m£194–811Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Caen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
11h 33mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Caen to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
12h 55m£176–266Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CDG - EDI
7h 11m£101–245Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CDG - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h£99–270Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BVA - EDI
8h 10m£106–281Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Newcastle (NCL)plane CDG - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 30m£127–449
Caen to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caen to Edinburgh is to car ferry and bus which costs £75 - £330 and takes 24h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 7h 11m and costs £100 - £250.
No, there is no direct train from Caen to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Caen and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 51m.
The distance between Caen and Edinburgh is 825 miles.
The best way to get from Caen to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 9h 51m and costs £270 - £470.
It takes approximately 9h 51m to get from Caen to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Caen to Edinburgh train services, operated by Réseau Nomad Car (Lignes de Normandie), depart from Caen station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Caen. It is currently 8:00 PM in Caen and 7:00 PM in Edinburgh.
Caen to Edinburgh train services, operated by Réseau Nomad Car (Lignes de Normandie), arrive at Paris Saint-Lazare station.
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What companies run services between Caen, France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Caen to Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Saint-Lazare, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Gare Magenta, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 9h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–170
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- £50–75
- 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
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £55–80
- Comfort
- £65–90
- Premium
- £85–120
- 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
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
- 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
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £65–100
- 1st Class
- £130–190
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–380
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £120–180
- 1st Class
- £270–380
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £55–85
- 1st Class
- £110–160
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–260
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £110–160
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £180–260
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–18
- 1st Class
- £23–35
- 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
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £24–35
- 1st Class
- £45–60
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–18
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Caen Port to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–240
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £27–35
- Car
- £55–80
- Single Ticket
- £18–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–240
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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