There are 9 ways to get from Channel Islands to Edinburgh by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane JER - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2h 59m£53–233Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Pooleferry
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 51m£206–385Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Pooleferry
- Take the bus from Seldown Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
15h 57m£152–267Ferry, train via Birmingham
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Portsmouth International Portferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
20h 38m£106–473Fly Guernsey Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GCI - EDI
2h 36m£102–225Fly Jersey Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane JER - EDI
2h 6m£63–201Fly Guernsey Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane GCI - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 54m£129–286Fly Alderney Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Alderney Airport (ACI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ACI - EDI
6h 16m£253–373Ferry, bus via Birmingham
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Portsmouth International Portferry
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 160
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 183 / ...
25h 34m£82–308
Jersey Airport (JER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Channel Islands to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £50 - £240 and takes 2h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Channel Islands to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 2h 6m and costs £60 - £210.
The distance between Channel Islands and Edinburgh is 528 miles.
The best way to get from Channel Islands to Edinburgh without a car is to ferry and train which takes 10h 51m and costs £200 - £390.
It takes approximately 2h 59m to get from Channel Islands to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There are 2451+ 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
- £30–150
Flights from Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Jersey Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Jersey Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–130
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Alderney Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
Flights from Alderney Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Alderney Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Alderney Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £280–380
- 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
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.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
- 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
- £60–140
- 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
- £40–170
- 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
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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
Bus from Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
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/
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/
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