There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to La Rioja by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane EDI - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Harobus
7h 42m€72–206Train, bus
- 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 Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Pasai Antxo to Logroño Estación de Autobusesbus
17h 25m€497–760Bus, train
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Vitoriabus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz - Geltokia/Estación to Logroño - Portalesbus L9
30h 19m€250–419Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Logroñocar
31h 1m€286–1,009Fly to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL)plane EDI - RJL
11h 32m€122–454Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane EDI - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Alfarobus
13h 14m€220–625Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane EDI - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Alfarotrain
9h 36m€113–260Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane EDI - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Harobus
10h 22m€102–312Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Logronotrain Re / ...
21h 33m€547–825Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz / Juzgadosbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz - Epaitegiak/Juzgados to Logroño - Portalesbus L9
35h 55m€201–330Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouthtrain
- Take the ferry from Plymouth to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Logroñobus
36h 16m€513–667Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Logroñocar
20h 45m€457–604
Edinburgh to La Rioja by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to La Rioja is to fly and bus which costs €70 - €210 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to La Rioja is to fly and bus which takes 7h 42m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to La Rioja. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Logroño - Portales via London Victoria, Paris, Bilbao Intermodal and Vitoria-Gasteiz - Epaitegiak/Juzgados. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to La Rioja. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Logrono via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch and Zaragoza-Delicias. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 33m.
The distance between Edinburgh and La Rioja is 1525 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to La Rioja without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 25m and costs €490 - €800.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Edinburgh to La Rioja, including transfers.
Edinburgh to La Rioja bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to La Rioja train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to La Rioja is to fly which takes 11h 32m and costs €120 - €460. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €500 - €850 and takes 21h 33m, you could also bus, which costs €200 - €330 and takes 35h 55m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and La Rioja, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Logrono via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch, and Zaragoza-Delicias in around 21h 33m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pamplona Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pamplona Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Alfaro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Logrono
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €290–430
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Haro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Schedules at
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz - Geltokia/Estación to Logroño - Portales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Haro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Schedules at
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz - Epaitegiak/Juzgados to Logroño - Portales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Pasai Antxo to Logroño Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- jimenezmovilidad.es
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Vitoria
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Vitoria
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Pamplona to Alfaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Logroño
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz / Juzgados
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–750
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €110–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–750
Ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €198
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to La Rioja bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
La Rioja is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:57 AM in Edinburgh and 11:57 AM in La Rioja.
Edinburgh to La Rioja train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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