There are 11 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 48m£276–463Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- 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£81–262Bus, 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
15h 51m£135–245Car 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
19h 40m£209–601Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Caen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
11h 33mCar ferry, bus
- 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 9m£98–451Drive, 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 56m£151–265Train 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
6h 55m£101–248Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORY - EDI
7h 3m£125–297Train 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
7h 56m£119–278Train 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 28m£132–347
Caen to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caen to Edinburgh is to train and bus and fly which costs £80 - £270 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 55m 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 48m.
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 48m and costs £270 - £470.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Caen to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Caen to Edinburgh train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Caen station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Caen. It is currently 8:12 AM in Caen and 7:12 AM in Edinburgh.
Caen to Edinburgh train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), 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 48m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- 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
- 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
- £130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £170–250
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- 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
- £24–60
- 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
- £55–150
- 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
- £5–18
- 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
- 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
- £18–27
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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