There are 6 ways to get from Durham to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RDU - EDI
13h 4m£320–1,112Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane RDU - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
13h 49m£160–742Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GSO - EDI
15h 38m£204–736Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane RDU - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 47m£245–950Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Newcastle (NCL)plane RDU - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 34m£219–846Train to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IAD - EDI
17h 34m£320–851
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £160 - £750 and takes 13h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 4m and costs £320 - £1,200.
The distance between Durham and Edinburgh is 3717 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 4m to get from Durham to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 4h ahead of Durham. It is currently 8:06 AM in Durham and 12:06 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2557+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Icelandair, Delta, and seven other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via New York JFK, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Boston, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Philadelphia, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Dublin, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–900
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–380
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Boston, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via New York JFK, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- 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/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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