There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Alba by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane EDI - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle to Albatrain
7h 55m€76–289Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Lingottotrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Albatrain Re
16h 18m€388–650Bus, train
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Turin - Lingottobus
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Albatrain Re
36h 11m€170–371Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Albacar
19h 37mFly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane EDI - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain
8h 58m€108–264Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane EDI - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain
9h 24m€81–275Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane EDI - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain
9h 51m€85–236Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Albacar
20h 43m€293–443
Edinburgh to Alba by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Alba is to fly and train which costs €85 - €240 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Alba is to fly and train which takes 7h 55m and costs €75 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Alba. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Alba via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Torino Lingotto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 18m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Alba is 1519 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Alba without a car is to train which takes 16h 18m and costs €380 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Edinburgh to Alba, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Alba train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Alba is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:04 AM in Edinburgh and 8:04 AM in Alba.
Edinburgh to Alba train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Alba, Piemonte, Italy?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Alba via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Lingotto in around 16h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle to Alba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Lingotto to Alba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Alba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Turin - Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–20
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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