There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Highlands by plane, ferry, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)EDI - JFK
- Take the ferry from Pier 11/Wall St., NYC to Highlands, NJ
13h 12m$325–965Fly Edinburgh Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)EDI - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Red Bank
13h 56m$349–1,004Fly Edinburgh Airport to Laguardia Airport, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)EDI - LGA
- Take the ferry from East 35th St., NYC to Highlands, NJ
16h 5m$508–1,361Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)GLA - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Red Bank
14h 19m$390–1,042Fly Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)EDI - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Take the ferry from East 35th St., NYC to Highlands, NJ
15h$439–1,665Fly Edinburgh Airport to Boston Logan Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)EDI - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Take the ferry from East 35th St., NYC to Highlands, NJ
17h 33m$416–1,674
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Highlands is to fly and train which costs $340 - $1,000 and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Highlands is to fly and ferry which takes 13h 12m and costs $320 - $1,000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Highlands is 3312 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 12m to get from Edinburgh to Highlands, including transfers.
Highlands is 5h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 7:44 AM in Edinburgh and 2:44 AM in Highlands.
There are 105+ hotels available in Highlands.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Highlands, NJ, USA?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Highlands. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), walk to Terminal 4, take the vehicle to Howard Beach, walk to Howard Beach-JFK Airport, take the subway to Fulton St, walk to Pier 11/Wall St., NYC, then take the ferry to Highlands, NJ. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), walk to Terminal B, take the vehicle to Newark Airport Railroad Station, walk to Newark Airport Amtrak, take the train to Red Bank, walk to Red Bank Rail Station, then take the line 834 bus to Bay Ave At Atlantic St#.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Laguardia Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Laguardia Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Laguardia Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Laguardia Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Boston Logan Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Boston Logan Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Red Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult Airport
- $19–24
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 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
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–360
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1 800-262-8743
- contact@seastreak.com
- Website
- seastreak.com
Ferry from Pier 11/Wall St., NYC to Highlands, NJ
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–40
- Website
- https://seastreak.com
- Schedules at
- https://seastreak.com/ferry-routes-and-schedules/
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $95–96
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $10–13
- Adult
- $28–40
Ferry from East 35th St., NYC to Highlands, NJ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- https://seastreak.com
- Schedules at
- https://seastreak.com/ferry-routes-and-schedules/
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $96–98
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $12–15
- Adult
- $30–45
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