There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Alderney by plane, train, car ferry, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane EDI - ACI
7h 7m$98–453Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Alderney Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane GLA - ACI
6h 57m$90–466Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Pooletrain
- Take the carferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderneyferry
14h 31m$481–670Bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Stationbus 035 / ...
- Take the carferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderneyferry
19h 30m$331–436Train, car ferry, ferry via Birmingham
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the carferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
21h 34m$359–829Fly Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport, train, car ferry, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane EDI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Pooletrain
- Take the carferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderneyferry
11h 40m$374–601Train, bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stopbus 030
- Take the carferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
24h 31m$251–643
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alderney Airport (ACI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Alderney is to fly which costs $95 - $460 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Alderney is to train and fly which takes 6h 57m and costs $85 - $470.
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 car ferry and ferry which takes 14h 31m and costs $480 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Edinburgh to Alderney, including transfers.
There are 28+ hotels available in Alderney.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Alderney, Guernsey?
Loganair, Aurigny, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alderney Airport (ACI) twice daily.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport via Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport via Bristol, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport via London Heathrow, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport via Birmingham, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alderney Airport via Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alderney Airport via Dublin, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alderney Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alderney Airport via Birmingham, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alderney Airport via London Heathrow, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alderney Airport via Bristol, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–230
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $200–300
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- National Express
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $84
- Schedules at
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $84
- Schedules at
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $84
- Schedules at
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $39–290
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- $55–90
- Car Single Ticket
- $80–290
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $39–290
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- $55–90
- Car Single Ticket
- $80–290
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