There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Islamabad by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Islamabad International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Islamabad International Airport (ISB)plane EDI - ISB
13h 38m$299–1,222Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Islamabad International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Islamabad International Airport (ISB)plane GLA - ISB
13h 49m$299–1,210Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Islamabad International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Islamabad International Airport (ISB)plane MAN - ISB
13h 47m$402–906Fly Edinburgh Airport to Peshawar International Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Peshawar International Airport (PEW)plane EDI - PEW
- Take the bus from Peshawar to Islamabadbus
19h 20m$412–1,430Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lahore International Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lahore International Airport (LHE)plane EDI - LHE
- Take the bus from Lahore to Islamabadbus
19h 39m$345–1,226
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Islamabad International Airport (ISB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Islamabad is to train and fly which costs $400 - $950 and takes 13h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Islamabad is to fly which takes 13h 38m and costs $290 - $1,300.
The distance between Edinburgh and Islamabad is 6194 km.
It takes approximately 13h 38m to get from Edinburgh to Islamabad, including transfers.
Islamabad is 5h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:42 AM in Edinburgh and 4:42 PM in Islamabad.
There are 2374+ hotels available in Islamabad.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Islamabad, Pakistan?
Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Islamabad International Airport (ISB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- www4.piac.com.pk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Islamabad International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Islamabad International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Islamabad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Peshawar International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lahore International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lahore International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lahore International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Islamabad International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Islamabad International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Peshawar International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lahore International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Peshawar International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lahore International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lahore International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lahore International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- 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
- $280–300
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $300–350
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- (061) 111 22 44 88
- info@faisalmovers.com.pk
- Website
- faisalmovers.com
Bus from Peshawar to Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://www.bookkaru.com/
- Website
- https://www.faisalmovers.com/
- Premium Plus
- $5–7
- Executive
- $2–5
- Phone
- 111-555-567
- info@skyways.pk
- Website
- skyways.pk
Bus from Lahore to Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- skyways.pk
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