There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Cannes by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane EDI - NCE
6h 25m€74–210Train
- 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 Cannestrain Tgv
13h 53m€401–789Bus 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 Antibesbus
31h 29m€139–250Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cannescar
19h 31mTrain to Newcastle, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane NCL - NCE
7h 21m€106–329Fly Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane EDI - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Cannestrain
8h 42m€99–275Bus
- 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 Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
35h€180–390Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Cannescar
21h 3m€311–486
Edinburgh to Cannes by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Cannes is to fly which costs €70 - €210 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Cannes is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Cannes. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Gare SNCF Cannes via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Aéroport Terminal 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Cannes. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Cannes via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 53m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Cannes is 1596 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Cannes without a car is to train which takes 13h 53m and costs €400 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Edinburgh to Cannes, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Cannes bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Cannes train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Cannes is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs €70 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €400 - €800 and takes 13h 53m, you could also bus via Dover, which costs €130 - €250 and takes 31h 29m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Cannes, France?
easyJet and Luxair fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cannes via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 13h 53m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Newcastle to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Newcastle to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Newcastle to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- 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
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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
- €130–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–350
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- 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
- €50–90
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- 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
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €85–200
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- 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
- €8–21
- 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
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Cannes bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Cannes is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:09 PM in Edinburgh and 5:09 PM in Cannes.
Edinburgh to Cannes train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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