There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Guernsey by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane EDI - ACI
4h 52m$333–503Bus, ferry via Birmingham
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 183
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Coach Stationbus 160
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Portferry
25h 59m$114–403Train, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Pooletrain
- Take the ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portferry
11h 30m$269–493Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Seldown Coach Stationbus 035
- Take the ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portferry
16h 45m$211–381Train, ferry via Birmingham
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Portferry
21h 7m$142–640Fly Edinburgh Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane EDI - GCI
4h 33m$176–316Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Guernsey Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane GLA - GCI
6h 27m$187–394Train to Newcastle, fly to Guernsey Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane NCL - GCI
7h 31m$178–392
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alderney Airport (ACI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Guernsey is to fly which costs $170 - $320 and takes 4h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Guernsey is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs $170 - $320.
The distance between Edinburgh and Guernsey is 709 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Guernsey without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 30m and costs $260 - $500.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Edinburgh to Guernsey, including transfers.
There are 53+ hotels available in Guernsey.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Guernsey?
Aurigny and Loganair fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alderney Airport (ACI) once daily.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport via Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alderney Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guernsey Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guernsey Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Newcastle to Guernsey Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Newcastle to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guernsey Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- 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
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–110
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- $23–24
- 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
- $23–24
- 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
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–360
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
- 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
- $11–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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