There are 7 ways to get from Chennai to Edinburgh by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chennai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAA - EDI
16h 35m£241–407Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BLR - EDI
22h 57m£203–397Fly Chennai International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 20m£284–442Fly Chennai International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MAA - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 23m£227–951Fly Chennai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane MAA - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
23h 2m£254–655Fly Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MAA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 42m£351–757Fly Chennai International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAA - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
20h 33m£261–1,064
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Edinburgh is to train and bus and fly which costs £200 - £400 and takes 22h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 16h 35m and costs £240 - £410.
The distance between Chennai and Edinburgh is 5277 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 35m to get from Chennai to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 4h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 1:28 AM in Chennai and 8:58 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2641+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Edinburgh, Scotland?
British Airways, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Mumbai, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Abu Dhabi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Manama, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–290
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–290
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Mumbai, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Abu Dhabi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Manama, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–700
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Hyderabad, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Hyderabad, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–430
- 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
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- 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 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–15
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- £1–3
- Third AC (3A)
- £5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- £6–9
- First Class (1A)
- £11–15
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- £1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- £1–3
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