There are 8 ways to get from Channel Islands to Edinburgh by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or car
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Fly Guernsey Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)GCI - EDI
2h 33m£129–218Fly Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)JER - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
2h 58m£58–232Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Poole
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
10h 54m£216–405Car ferry, bus via Bournemouth
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Poole
- Take the bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
17h 36m£161–292Car ferry, train via Birmingham
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
20h 39m£106–483Fly Guernsey Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)GCI - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
4h 48m£146–267Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the bus from International Port Coach Stop to Heathrow Central Bus Station030
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, Bus Station
23h 35m£99–298Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Jersey St Helier to Poole
- Drive from Poole to Edinburgh
12h 2m£145–332
Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Channel Islands to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £55 - £240 and takes 2h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Channel Islands to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 2h 33m and costs £120 - £220.
The distance between Channel Islands and Edinburgh is 461 miles.
The best way to get from Channel Islands to Edinburgh without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 10h 54m and costs £210 - £410.
It takes approximately 2h 33m to get from Channel Islands to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There are 2508+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Channel Islands, Guernsey and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Aurigny, Loganair, and British Airways fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Glasgow Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–120
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- 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
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- 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 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from International Port Coach Stop to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–160
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Jersey St Helier to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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