There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Arles by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane EDI - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
6h 42m€76–224Train
- 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 Arlestrain Tgv
13h 4m€393–639Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Salon-de-Provencebus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Péribus 701
29h 40m€114–198Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Arlescar
18h 7mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane GLA - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
9h 18m€101–260Fly Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane EDI - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gardtrain
9h 55m€109–337Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI)plane EDI - FNI
- Take the train from Nimes to Arlestrain
17h 21m€139–528Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane MAN - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arlestrain
9h 16m€112–303Train via Lille
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arlestrain Tgv
13h 15m€360–656Bus
- 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 Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Stationbus
32h 56m€132–184Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Arlescar
19h 39m€309–443
Edinburgh to Arles by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Arles is to fly and train which costs €75 - €230 and takes 6h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Arles is to fly and train which takes 6h 42m and costs €75 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Arles. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Péri via London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Arles. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Arles via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 15m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Arles is 1596 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Arles without a car is to train which takes 13h 4m and costs €390 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Edinburgh to Arles, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Arles bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Arles train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Arles is to train which takes 13h 4m and costs €390 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €110 - €200 and takes 29h 40m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Arles, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Arles via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 13h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Péri via London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Salon-de-Provence, and Gare Routière in around 29h 40m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- Rail 1st Class
- €16–23
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- Rail 1st Class
- €14–20
Train from Nimes to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- Rail 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
- 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
- €180–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €180–250
- 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
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €100–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €65–95
- Comfort
- €75–110
- Premium
- €100–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- 1st Class
- €140–190
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €17–23
- 1st Class
- €35–45
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €60–80
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- 1st Class
- €140–190
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €15–21
- 1st Class
- €26–40
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €45–70
- 1st Class
- €90–110
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Salon-de-Provence
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Gare Routière to Péri
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- 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
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- 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
- €50–70
- 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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Arles bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Arles is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:17 AM in Edinburgh and 10:17 AM in Arles.
Edinburgh to Arles train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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