There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kolkata by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)plane EDI - CCU
16h 45m₹37,180–121,215Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)plane GLA - CCU
17h 30m₹26,159–97,227Fly Edinburgh Airport to Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP)plane EDI - RDP
- Take the train from Durgapur to Barddhamantrain
- Take the train from Barddhaman to Howrah Jntrain
21h 32m₹30,130–84,160Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)plane MAN - CCU
19h 29m₹28,315–83,430
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kolkata is to train and fly which costs ₹28,000 - ₹85,000 and takes 19h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kolkata is to fly which takes 16h 45m and costs ₹37,000 - ₹1,30,000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kolkata is 8078 km.
It takes approximately 16h 45m to get from Edinburgh to Kolkata, including transfers.
Kolkata is 5h 30m ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 8:14 AM in Edinburgh and 1:44 PM in Kolkata.
There are 1074+ hotels available in Kolkata.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kolkata, India?
Qatar Airways and Emirates fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–120,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport via London Heathrow, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–120,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport via Doha, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–140,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–80,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–75,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–70,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–130,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–120,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–130,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–120,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–120,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–75,000
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Sylhet, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–85,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹2,130–2,180
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Durgapur to Barddhaman
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹370–460
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹490–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,000
Train from Barddhaman to Howrah Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹140–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹140–170
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹390–490
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹850–1,100
- 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
- ₹3,300–14,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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