There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Faro by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, 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 from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane EDI - FAO
6h 13m€57–188Train, bus via Coimbra
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Porte Dauphine to Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbrabus
- Take the train from Coimbra-B to Farotrain Ic
34h 43m€464–677Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Farocar
38h 33m€389–1,131Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Farocar
29h 47m€592–797Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane GLA - FAO
6h 54m€70–247Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane NCL - FAO
7h 25m€108–392Train, train to Glasgow/Prestwick, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airporttrain
- Fly from Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane PIK - FAO
7h 59m€95–305Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Dauphine to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Farobus
40h 51mBus
- 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 Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Farobus
47h 53m€231–409
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Faro Airport (FAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Faro is to fly which costs €55 - €190 and takes 6h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Faro is to fly which takes 6h 13m and costs €55 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Faro. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Faro via London Victoria, Dover, Lille - Europe Train Station and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 53m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Faro is 2150 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Faro without a car is to train and bus via Coimbra which takes 34h 43m and costs €460 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Edinburgh to Faro, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Faro bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Faro is to fly which takes 6h 13m and costs €55 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €230 - €410 and takes 47h 53m.
Edinburgh to Faro bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Book your Edinburgh to Faro bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Faro, Portugal?
Ryanair, Jet2.com, and easyJet fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Faro Airport (FAO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Faro via London Victoria, Dover, Lille, Lille - Europe Train Station, Lisbon - Oriente, and Lisbon in around 47h 53m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- 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
- €140–210
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- 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
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Coimbra-B to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €136
- 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
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- 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
- €10–18
- 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
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- 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
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Paris - Porte Dauphine to Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €121
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Paris Porte Dauphine to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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