There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Cuenca by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), car, car ferry, bus, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane EDI - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
7h 19m€83–254Fly Edinburgh Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane EDI - ALC
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
8h 43m€56–221Train
- 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 Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain Ave
20h 28m€241–827Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Cuencacar
35h 16m€291–1,017Bus via Dover
- 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 to Madridbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cuencabus
38h 10m€118–346Fly Edinburgh Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane EDI - VLC
- Take the train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
7h 53m€79–263Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane GLA - ALC
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
9h 29m€80–307Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain Ave
21h 14m€264–849Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain Alv
37h 58m€218–1,205Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Madrid - South Stationbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cuencabus
40h 16m€102–380Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cuencacar
25h 17m
Edinburgh to Cuenca by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Cuenca is to fly and train which costs €55 - €230 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Cuenca is to fly and train which takes 7h 19m and costs €80 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Cuenca via London Victoria, Dover, Paris and Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Cuenca Fernando Zobel via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 14m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Cuenca is 1935 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Cuenca without a car is to train which takes 20h 28m and costs €240 - €850.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Edinburgh to Cuenca, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Cuenca bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Cuenca train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Cuenca is to train which takes 20h 28m and costs €240 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €110 - €350 and takes 38h 10m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Cuenca, Spain?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cuenca Fernando Zobel via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, Barcelona-Sants, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 20h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Cuenca via London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, Madrid, and Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 38h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- 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 Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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 Paris to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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 Madrid - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- 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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Madrid - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €240–340
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Cuenca bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Cuenca is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:39 AM in Edinburgh and 7:39 AM in Cuenca.
Edinburgh to Cuenca train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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