There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Basse-Terre by plane, car, train, car ferry, or 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 Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport, drive
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP)plane EDI - PTP
- Drive from Ctre Cial Destrelland to Basse-Terrecar
20h 17mFly Edinburgh Airport to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, car ferry, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF)plane EDI - FDF
- Take the car ferry from Fort-de-France to Terre-de-Hautcarferry
- Take the ferry from Terre-de-Haut to Basse-Terreferry
23h 50m$779–1,609Train to Newcastle, fly to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport, drive
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP)plane NCL - PTP
- Drive from Ctre Cial Destrelland to Basse-Terrecar
17h 34mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport, drive
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP)plane GLA - PTP
- Drive from Ctre Cial Destrelland to Basse-Terrecar
17h 19m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Basse-Terre is to fly and car ferry and ferry which costs $750 - $1,700 and takes 23h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Basse-Terre is to fly and car ferry and ferry which takes 23h 50m and costs $750 - $1,700.
The distance between Edinburgh and Basse-Terre is 6631 km.
It takes approximately 20h 17m to get from Edinburgh to Basse-Terre, including transfers.
Basse-Terre is 4h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 3:42 PM in Edinburgh and 11:42 AM in Basse-Terre.
There are 889+ hotels available in Basse-Terre.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Basse-Terre. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), walk to Dubois Imageries, take the bus to Ctre Cial Destrelland, then drive to Basse-Terre. Alternatively, you can take the train to Newcastle, walk to Central Station, take the subway to Newcastle Airport, walk to Newcastle (NCL) airport, fly to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), walk to Dubois Imageries, take the bus to Ctre Cial Destrelland, then drive to Basse-Terre.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- caribbean-airlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Barbados
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–300
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–100
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $300–350
- 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
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +1 758 456 5022
- contact@express-des-iles.com
- Website
- express-des-iles.fr
Car ferry from Fort-de-France to Terre-de-Haut
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.express-des-iles.fr/en/
- Phone
- (590) 590-920639
- reservation@cmtdeher.com
- Website
- ctmdeher.com
Ferry from Terre-de-Haut to Basse-Terre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26
- Website
- https://www.ctmdeher.com/
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