There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Flaine by plane, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car train, train, taxi, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane EDI - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Sallanchesbus
7h 29m€171–341Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station 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 Clusesbus
29h 15m€142–361Train
- 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 Bellegardetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Maglandtrain Ter
14h€462–727Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Flainecar
16h 50m€381–505Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane GLA - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Sallanchesbus
8h 18m€205–410Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane EDI - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
9h 23m€162–335Fly Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane EDI - MXP
- Take the bus from Milan to Chamonixbus
- Take the taxi from Chamonix to Flainetaxi
10h 28m€224–351Train, bus
- 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 Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the bus from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Cluses 74bus
16h 38m€475–771Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Clusesbus
31h 15m€191–394Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Flainecar
17h 51m€255–427
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Flaine is to bus which costs €140 - €370 and takes 29h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Flaine is to fly and bus which takes 7h 29m and costs €170 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Flaine. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Flaine - Flaine Forum via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Pole Multimodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Flaine. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Magland via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Bellegarde. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h.
The distance between Edinburgh and Flaine is 1372 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Flaine without a car is to train which takes 14h and costs €460 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Edinburgh to Flaine, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Flaine bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Flaine train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Flaine is to train which takes 14h and costs €460 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €370 and takes 29h 15m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Flaine, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Flaine via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Bellegarde, and Magland in around 14h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Flaine - Flaine Forum via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Cluses, and Pole Multimodal in around 29h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €220–390
- 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 Bellegarde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Magland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- 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
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 (0)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
- €24–45
- 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
- €10–21
- 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
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva Airport to Sallanches
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva Airport to Sallanches
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva Airport to Sallanches
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Cluses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Geneva Airport to Sallanches
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Cluses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Cluses 74
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- €150–180
Genovese Taxi
- Phone
- +33 6 07 24 10 12
- Website
- genovesetaxi.com
Cluses Taxi
- Phone
- +33 6 80 01 02 43
- Website
- cluses-taxi.fr
Vaudey Taxi
- Phone
- +33 6 08 24 64 69
- Website
- vaudey-taxi.fr
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Flaine bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Flaine is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:04 AM in Edinburgh and 11:04 AM in Flaine.
Edinburgh to Flaine train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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