There are 10 ways to get from Caen to Edinburgh by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 20m£275–458Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Caen to Paris St 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 5m£90–251Bus, 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 36m£132–249Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Caen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
11h 34m£261–340Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CDG - EDI
6h 59m£105–248Train, bus
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Sheffield Interchange - City Centrebus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
22h 23m£225–400Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Caen to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
12h 52m£153–275Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORY - EDI
7h 7m£119–287Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St 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 45m£106–283Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Newcastle (NCL)plane CDG - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 21m£142–377
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 £90 - £260 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 59m 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 20m.
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 20m and costs £270 - £460.
It takes approximately 9h 20m 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 9:06 AM in Caen and 8:06 AM in Edinburgh.
Caen to Edinburgh train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris St 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 St Lazare, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Gare Magenta, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 9h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Sheffield Interchange - City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Sheffield Interchange - City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Schedules at
- Aérobus Paris - Beauvais
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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