There are 8 ways to get from Cannes to Edinburgh by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NCE - EDI
6h 5m£70–180Train
- Take the train from Cannes to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 52m£373–644Bus
- Take the bus from Antibes to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
32h 57m£128–344Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cannes to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
19h 32m£373–503Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Cannes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MRS - EDI
7h 39m£89–248Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NCE - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 35m£81–245Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Newcastle (NCL)plane NCE - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 26m£112–269Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cannes to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
20h 54m£263–434
Cannes to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cannes to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £70 - £180 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cannes to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs £70 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Cannes to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Gare SNCF Cannes and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Antibes, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Cannes to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Cannes and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 52m.
The distance between Cannes and Edinburgh is 997 miles.
The best way to get from Cannes to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 12h 52m and costs £370 - £650.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Cannes to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Cannes to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Antibes station.
Cannes to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Cannes station.
The best way to get from Cannes to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs £70 - £180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £370 - £650 and takes 12h 52m, you could also bus, which costs £120 - £350 and takes 32h 57m.
What companies run services between Cannes, France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet, British Airways, and Air France fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cannes to Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 12h 52m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newcastle via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Cannes to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £160–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Cannes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cannes to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130–270
- 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
- £110–190
- 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 24m
- 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
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Cannes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- 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
- £19–40
- 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
- £40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Antibes to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- National Express
- 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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Cannes to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Cannes. It is currently 2:02 PM in Cannes and 1:02 PM in Edinburgh.
Cannes to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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