There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari by plane, train, 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.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane EDI - CAG
8h 41m€92–223Train, 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 Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu 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
34h 51m€473–834Bus, 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€227–487Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane GLA - CAG
10h 41m€110–241Train to Newcastle, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane NCL - CAG
10h 17m€161–265Fly 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
12h 1m€128–297
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 €90 - €230 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari is to fly which takes 8h 41m and costs €90 - €230.
The distance between Edinburgh and Cagliari is 2086 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari without a car is to train and ferry which takes 34h 51m and costs €470 - €850.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari, including transfers.
Cagliari is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:34 PM in Edinburgh and 11:34 PM in Cagliari.
There are 3266+ hotels available in Cagliari.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Cagliari, Italy?
easyJet, FlexFlight ApS, and Aeroitalia fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Newcastle to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alghero via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Newcastle to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alghero via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alghero via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alghero via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
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 Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- 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 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Macomer to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@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
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- 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
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- €40–65
- 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/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
- 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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