There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Chinon by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, plane, train, 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
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 Massy Tgv to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Tours to Port Boulettrain Ter
11h 1m€405–621Fly Edinburgh Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane EDI - PIS
- Take the train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinonbus
8h 56m€96–395Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille to Toursbus
- Take the bus from Tours to Chinonbus
26h 15m€118–190Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Chinoncar
14h€347–444Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane EDI - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Tourstrain
- Take the bus from Tours to Chinonbus
9h 22m€105–327Train, bus
- 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 Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Tourstrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Tours to Chinonbus
11h 20m€373–582Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Chinoncar
15h 23m€240–408Fly Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane EDI - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinonbus
9h 11m€114–310Fly Edinburgh Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane EDI - ORY
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinonbus
8h 41m€153–386Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane GLA - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinonbus
9h 52m€111–340Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane EDI - BVA
- Take the train from Beauvais to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Tourstrain
- Take the bus from Tours to Chinonbus
10h 58m€126–332
Edinburgh to Chinon by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Chinon is to bus which costs €110 - €190 and takes 26h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Chinon is to fly and train and bus which takes 8h 41m and costs €150 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Chinon. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Chinon via London Victoria, Lille, Vaucanson and Tours. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Chinon. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Port Boulet via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Massy Tgv, St Pierre Des Corps and Tours. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 1m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Chinon is 1368 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Chinon without a car is to train which takes 11h 1m and costs €400 - €650.
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from Edinburgh to Chinon, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Chinon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Chinon train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Chinon is to train which takes 11h 1m and costs €400 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €190 and takes 26h 15m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Chinon, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Chinon via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Massy - Palaiseau, Massy Tgv, St Pierre Des Corps, Tours, and Port Boulet in around 11h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Chinon via London Victoria, Lille, Tours, Vaucanson, Gare de Tours 6, and Tours in around 26h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Orly Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Massy Tgv to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Tours to Port Boulet
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Massy Tgv to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Beauvais to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tours to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from Tours to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from Tours to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from Tours to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from Tours to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- Réseau de Mobilité Interurbaine (Rémi)
Bus from Tours to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- Réseau de Mobilité Interurbaine (Rémi)
Bus from Tours to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- Réseau de Mobilité Interurbaine (Rémi)
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- Réseau de Mobilité Interurbaine (Rémi)
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- Réseau de Mobilité Interurbaine (Rémi)
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- Réseau de Mobilité Interurbaine (Rémi)
Bus from St Pierre Des Corps to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- Réseau de Mobilité Interurbaine (Rémi)
Bus from Tours to Chinon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- Réseau de Mobilité Interurbaine (Rémi)
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Want to know more about travelling around France
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Train travel in France: A guide to SNCF
Read the travel guide
Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Chinon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Chinon is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:52 AM in Edinburgh and 6:52 AM in Chinon.
Edinburgh to Chinon train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Book your Edinburgh to Chinon train tickets online with Omio.
There are 336+ hotels available in Chinon.

































