There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Chartres by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
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 Montparnasse to ChartresTer
9h 29m€172–489Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Chartres
20h 29m€49–206Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Chartres
11h 45mFly Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)EDI - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
7h 7m€92–217Bus, train
- 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 train from Paris Gare Montparnasse to ChartresTer
21h 45m€80–227Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Chartres
13h 7m€209–304Fly Edinburgh Airport to Paris Orly Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)EDI - ORY
- Take the bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Chartres
6h 34m€90–264Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)GLA - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
7h 52m€101–282Train to Newcastle, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)NCL - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
8h 22m€104–298Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)EDI - BVA
- Take the bus from Paris-Beauvais Airport to Paris, Saint-Denis Université
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
8h 43m€115–270
Edinburgh to Chartres by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Chartres is to bus which costs €45 - €210 and takes 20h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Chartres is to fly and bus which takes 6h 34m and costs €90 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Chartres. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Chartres via London Victoria and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Chartres. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Chartres via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Gare Montparnasse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 29m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Chartres is 1171 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Chartres without a car is to train which takes 9h 29m and costs €170 - €490.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Edinburgh to Chartres, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Chartres bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Chartres train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Chartres is to train which takes 9h 29m and costs €170 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €210 and takes 20h 29m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Chartres via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Gare Montparnasse in around 9h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Chartres via London Victoria, Paris, and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 20h 29m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Newcastle to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Newcastle to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Newcastle to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Orly Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–180
Flights from Newcastle to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Newcastle to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- 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/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- 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
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 Montparnasse to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21
- 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 Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €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
- +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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–330
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- 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 Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- 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
- 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
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris-Beauvais Airport to Paris, Saint-Denis Université
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- 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 Chartres bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Chartres is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:20 AM in Edinburgh and 11:20 AM in Chartres.
Edinburgh to Chartres train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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