There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Channel Islands by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or car
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Jersey Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane EDI - JER
3h 7m$78–273Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Pooletrain
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
11h 25m$376–590Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Seldown Coach Stationbus 035
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
17h 25m$231–503Train, car ferry via Birmingham
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
20h 11m$302–659Fly Edinburgh Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane EDI - GCI
3h 32m$133–283Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Jersey Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane GLA - JER
3h 51m$81–266Fly Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane EDI - ACI
4h 57m$383–493Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Guernsey Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane GLA - GCI
5h 26m$161–356Bus, car ferry via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 183 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bournemouth Stationbus 160
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
19h 36m$281–502Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Jersey St Heliercarferry
12h 6m$201–433
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Jersey Airport (JER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Channel Islands is to fly which costs $75 - $280 and takes 3h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Channel Islands is to fly which takes 3h 7m and costs $75 - $280.
The distance between Edinburgh and Channel Islands is 765 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Channel Islands without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 11h 25m and costs $370 - $600.
It takes approximately 3h 7m to get from Edinburgh to Channel Islands, including transfers.
There are 55+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
easyJet and British Airways fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Jersey Airport (JER) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport via Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–480
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guernsey Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guernsey Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guernsey Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jersey Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jersey Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Jersey Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $40–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- 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
- $150–230
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $200–280
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–210
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Poole to Jersey St Helier
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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