There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari by train, plane, ferry, bus, 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.
Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane GLA - CAG
9h 21m€134–203Fly Edinburgh Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane EDI - CAG
11h 1m€82–233Train, ferry
- 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 Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulontrain Ter
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
34h 30m€545–815Train, ferry via Valence
- 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 Valence Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Toulontrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
36h 19m€537–815Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Genoabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Biancacarferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNObus
2d 4h€231–367Fly Edinburgh Airport to Alghero, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alghero (AHO)plane EDI - AHO
- Take the bus from Fermata di AEROPORTO FERTILIA to Fermata di MACOMER AUTOSTAZIONEbus
- Take the train from Macomer to Cagliaritrain
11h 50m€138–302Train, train to Glasgow/Prestwick, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airporttrain
- Fly from Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane PIK - CAG
16h 47m€92–325Fly Edinburgh Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane EDI - OLB
- Take the train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliaritrain
10h 30m€117–257
Edinburgh to Cagliari by train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari is to fly which costs €80 - €240 and takes 11h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari is to train and fly which takes 9h 21m and costs €130 - €210.
The distance between Edinburgh and Cagliari is 2193 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari without a car is to train and ferry which takes 34h 30m and costs €500 - €850.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari, including transfers.
Cagliari is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:26 PM in Edinburgh and 10:26 PM in Cagliari.
There are 2652+ hotels available in Cagliari.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Cagliari, Italy?
easyJet and Aeroitalia fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alghero via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alghero via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alghero via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- 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
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- 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
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Ville to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Macomer to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +39 0789 21487
- request@gruppoturmotravel.com
- Website
- Gruppo Turmo Travel
Bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Gruppo Turmo Travel
- Phone
- +39078430325
- info@redentours.com
- Website
- Reden tours
Bus from Fermata di AEROPORTO FERTILIA to Fermata di MACOMER AUTOSTAZIONE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- Reden tours
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Schedules at
- corsica-ferries.it
- Book at
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Schedules at
- corsica-ferries.it
- Book at
- corsica-ferries.it
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Bianca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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