There are 8 ways to get from Cannes to Edinburgh by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, night train, train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NCE - EDI
6h£67–177Train
- 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
13h 15m£164–549Bus
- 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£88–282Night train, train
- Take the night train from Cannes to Paris Austerlitznighttrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
20h 21m£250–677Fly 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£82–271Fly 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 29m£94–235Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cannes to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
19h 33mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cannes to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
20h 52m£287–426
Cannes to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cannes to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £65 - £180 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Cannes to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h and costs £65 - £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 13h 15m.
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 13h 15m and costs £160 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 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 and costs £65 - £180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £160 - £550 and takes 13h 15m, you could also bus, which costs £85 - £290 and takes 32h 57m.
What companies run services between Cannes, France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet, Air France, and British Airways fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily. 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 13h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Cannes to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cannes to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Night train from Cannes to Paris Austerlitz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–300
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £130–200
- Rail 1st Class
- £210–300
- 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
- £50–240
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- 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 45m
- 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
- +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
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Antibes to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.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
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
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 3:46 PM in Cannes and 2:46 PM in Edinburgh.
Cannes to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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