There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Carcassonne by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train
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Train via Paris
best- 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 Montpellier Saint-RochTgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to CarcassonneTer
14h 47m€213–743Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Carcassonne
29h 24m€62–332Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Carcassonne
18h 11mFly Edinburgh Airport to Carcassonne Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Carcassonne Airport (CCF)EDI - CCF
9h 5m€97–337Train
- 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 NarbonneTgv
- Take the train from Narbonne to CarcassonneTer
14h 48m€214–702Train #2
- 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 Montpellier Saint-RochTgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to CarcassonneTer
15h 2m€206–710Bus via Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
- Take the bus from North St David Street to London Victoria837 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Carcassonne
31h 39m€115–289Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Carcassonne
19h 8m€319–464Fly Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)EDI - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
6h 49m€84–201Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Carcassonne Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Carcassonne Airport (CCF)GLA - CCF
10h 35m€121–432Fly Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)EDI - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Carcassonne
10h 18m€126–288
Edinburgh to Carcassonne by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Carcassonne is to fly and train which costs €80 - €210 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Carcassonne is to fly and train which takes 6h 49m and costs €80 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Carcassonne. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Carcassonne via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Carcassonne. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Carcassonne via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Narbonne. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 48m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Carcassonne is 1975 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Carcassonne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 14h 47m and costs €210 - €750.
It takes approximately 14h 47m to get from Edinburgh to Carcassonne, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Carcassonne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Carcassonne train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Carcassonne is to train via Paris which takes 14h 47m and costs €210 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €340 and takes 29h 24m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €340 and takes 9h 5m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Carcassonne, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carcassonne via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Montpellier Saint-Roch in around 14h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Carcassonne via London Victoria, Paris, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 29h 24m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Carcassonne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Carcassonne Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Carcassonne Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Carcassonne Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Carcassonne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Carcassonne Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Carcassonne Airport via Belfast City, East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Carcassonne Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Carcassonne Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Narbonne to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- 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 Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Narbonne to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- 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
- 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
- +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
- +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 - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- 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
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from North St David Street to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Carcassonne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Carcassonne is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:06 AM in Edinburgh and 8:06 AM in Carcassonne.
Edinburgh to Carcassonne train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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