There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Charente-Maritime by train, bus, car, car train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), 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, bus via Tours
best- 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 Austerlitz to Tourstrain Ter
- Take the bus from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station to Saintesbus
14h 38m€200–486Bus
cheapest- 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 to Saintesbus
25h 10m€84–206Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Saintesbus
22h 2m€119–298Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Charente-Maritimecar
15h 51mFly Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane EDI - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Saintestrain
8h 53m€91–226Train
- 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 Nord to Arrastrain Tgv
- Take the train from Arras to Angoulemetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Angouleme to Saintestrain Ter
17h 7m€275–677Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Royanbus
30h 9m€102–409Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Charente-Maritimecar
17h 14m€260–386Fly Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane EDI - LRH
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Saintestrain
11h 49m€131–346Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane EDI - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saintestrain
9h 40m€100–263Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane GLA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Saintestrain
9h 48m€110–292
Edinburgh to Charente-Maritime by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Charente-Maritime is to bus which costs €80 - €210 and takes 25h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Charente-Maritime is to fly and train which takes 8h 53m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Charente-Maritime. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Saintes via London Victoria, Dover and Paris, Quai de Bercy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 10m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Charente-Maritime is 1553 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Charente-Maritime without a car is to train and bus via Tours which takes 14h 38m and costs €200 - €490.
It takes approximately 14h 38m to get from Edinburgh to Charente-Maritime, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Charente-Maritime bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Charente-Maritime is to train which takes 17h 7m and costs €270 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €210 and takes 25h 10m.
Edinburgh to Charente-Maritime bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Charente-Maritime is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:26 AM in Edinburgh and 8:26 AM in Charente-Maritime.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Charente-Maritime, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Recouvrance via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Arras, Angouleme, Saintes, and Gare SNCF in around 17h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Saintes via London Victoria, Dover, and Paris, Quai de Bercy in around 25h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- 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
- €65–130
- 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
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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 Austerlitz to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Nord to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Angouleme to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €13–19
- Rail 1st Class
- €20–28
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Nord to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Arras to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €100–140
- 1st Class
- €130–180
- 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
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.lumo.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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Royan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.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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