There are 8 ways to get from Charleroi to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport
best- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CRL - EDI
4h 32m£43–143Train
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 39m£102–376Bus
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
17h 26m£55–109Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Charleroi to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
10h 49mTrain to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRU - EDI
5h 36m£79–202Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
7h 14m£86–223Train, bus
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 32m£70–222Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Charleroi to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
11h 55m£155–248
Charleroi to Edinburgh by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charleroi to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £55 - £110 and takes 17h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Charleroi to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 32m and costs £40 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Charleroi to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from CHARLEROI Gare Centrale - Quai 18 and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Charleroi Airport, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 26m.
The distance between Charleroi and Edinburgh is 516 miles.
The best way to get from Charleroi to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 8h 39m and costs £100 - £380.
It takes approximately 4h 32m to get from Charleroi to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Charleroi to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Flibco, depart from Charleroi Airport station.
The best way to get from Charleroi to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 32m and costs £40 - £150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £100 - £380 and takes 8h 39m, you could also bus, which costs £55 - £110 and takes 17h 26m.
Charleroi to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Flibco, arrive at Brussels Midi / Brussels South West station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Charleroi. It is currently 8:36 AM in Charleroi and 7:36 AM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Charleroi, Belgium and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair UK and Ryanair fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Charleroi-Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Lille Flandres, Tanneurs, Lille Europe, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 8h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £9–14
- 1st Class
- £15–22
Train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Charleroi-Central to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £6–9
- 1st Class
- £9–14
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.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
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–18
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- 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
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–33
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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