There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Basilicata by plane, bus, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), train, car, car train, or car ferry
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 Naples Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Naples Airport (NAP)EDI - NAP
- Take the bus from Napoli - Capodichino Aeroporto to Lavello
9h 12m€87–217Train
- 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 Gare De Lyon to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Potenza CentraleFr
23h 19m€290–798Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoort
- Take the bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal Bus
43h 43mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Potenza
27h 22mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)GLA - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
11h 2m€95–325Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)GLA - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Potenza Centrale
11h 6m€121–396Fly Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)EDI - CIA
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Potenza Centrale
10h 56m€117–303Train via Chambéry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia AvFr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Potenza CentraleFr
23h 45m€404–1,175Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Potenza - Viale del Basento
45h 44m€123–406Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Potenza
28h 22m€439–644
Edinburgh to Basilicata by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Basilicata is to fly and bus which costs €85 - €220 and takes 9h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Basilicata is to fly and bus which takes 9h 12m and costs €85 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Basilicata. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Potenza - Viale del Basento via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Napoli P.zza Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Basilicata. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Potenza Centrale via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Milano Centrale and Reggio Emilia Av. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 45m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Basilicata is 2286 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Basilicata without a car is to train which takes 23h 19m and costs €290 - €800.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Edinburgh to Basilicata, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Basilicata bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Basilicata train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Basilicata is to train which takes 23h 19m and costs €290 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €410 and takes 45h 44m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Basilicata, Italy?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Potenza Centrale via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Milano Centrale in around 23h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Potenza - Viale del Basento via London Victoria, Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Napoli P.zza Garibaldi in around 45h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- 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
- €65–140
- 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
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €150–210
- Comfort
- €180–250
- Premium
- €230–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €260–300
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- +39 0972 24590
- booking@autolineemoretti.it
- Website
- autolineemoretti.it
Bus from Napoli - Capodichino Aeroporto to Lavello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Schedules at
- autolineemoretti.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €81
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0971 54673
- info@autolineeliscio.it
- Website
- autolineeliscio.it
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Potenza - Viale del Basento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- autolineeliscio.it
- 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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Edinburgh to Basilicata bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Basilicata is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:03 AM in Edinburgh and 5:03 AM in Basilicata.
Edinburgh to Basilicata train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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