There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Genoa by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane EDI - GOA
7h 54m€107–263Fly Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane EDI - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignoletrain
8h 23m€72–271Train
- 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 Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principetrain
17h 15m€218–676Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Genoabus
33h 1m€158–355Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Genoacar
19h 54mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane GLA - GOA
10h 43m€116–309Fly Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane EDI - LIN
- Take the train from Pavia to Genova Brignoletrain
8h 8m€87–255Fly Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane EDI - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignoletrain
8h 50m€76–221Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane GLA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignoletrain
9h 34m€75–297Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Parisbus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus
34h 52m€83–329Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Genoacar
20h 54m€330–486
Edinburgh to Genoa by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Genoa is to fly and train which costs €75 - €230 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Genoa is to fly which takes 7h 54m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Genoa. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Genoa. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Genova P.Za Principe via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Torino Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Genoa is 1567 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Genoa without a car is to train which takes 17h 15m and costs €210 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Edinburgh to Genoa, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Genoa bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Genoa train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Genoa is to fly which takes 7h 54m and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €210 - €700 and takes 17h 15m, you could also bus, which costs €80 - €330 and takes 34h 52m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Genoa, Italy?
Ryanair, KLM, and easyJet fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Genova P.Za Principe via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Porta Nuova in around 17h 15m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–150
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- 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
- +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
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- 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
- €24–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- 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
- €20–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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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Edinburgh to Genoa bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Genoa is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:35 AM in Edinburgh and 1:35 AM in Genoa.
Edinburgh to Genoa train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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