There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Alderney by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Alderney Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alderney Airport (ACI)EDI - ACI
7h 7m$383–503Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stop030
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
24h 15m$143–441Train, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Take the ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
14h$339–578Bus, ferry via Bournemouth
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Seldown Coach Station035
- Take the ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
19h 15m$281–466Train, ferry via Birmingham
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Central
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
21h 47m$176–695Fly to Guernsey Airport, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)EDI - GCI
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
7h 31m$246–391Train, ferry via Paris
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
14h 39m$307–797
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alderney Airport (ACI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Alderney is to fly and ferry which costs $240 - $400 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Alderney is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs $380 - $550.
The distance between Edinburgh and Alderney is 709 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Alderney without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h and costs $330 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Edinburgh to Alderney, including transfers.
There are 27+ hotels available in Alderney.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Alderney, Guernsey?
Aurigny and Loganair fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alderney Airport (ACI) once daily.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport via Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- 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
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–110
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- $85–390
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- $110–160
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–100
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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