There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Les Mathes by train, car, bus, car ferry, plane, 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.
Train, drive via Lille
best- 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 Le Manstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Le Mans to Les Sables D'olonnetrain Tgv
- Drive from Les Sables D'olonne to Les Mathescar
16h 7mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Edinburgh to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Les Mathescar
19h 9m€225–488Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Royanbus
29h 36mFly Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane EDI - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Saintestrain
10h 53mTrain, drive
- 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 Versailles Chantiers to Le Manstrain Ter / ...
- Take the train from Le Mans to Les Sables D'olonnetrain Tgv
- Drive from Les Sables D'olonne to Les Mathescar
17h 15mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield, Pond Street / Harmer Lane (Sheffield Interchange) to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Royanbus
30h 5mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Les Mathescar
15h 50mFly Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane EDI - LRH
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Saintestrain
12h 19mFly Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane EDI - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saintestrain
11h 39mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane GLA - LRH
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Saintestrain
14h 12mFly Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane EDI - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Royantrain
12h 34m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Les Mathes is to drive and car ferry which costs €220 - €490 and takes 19h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Les Mathes is to drive and car ferry which takes 19h 9m and costs €220 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Les Mathes. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at LES MATHES - Eglise via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and ROYAN - Gare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 36m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Les Mathes is 1814 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Les Mathes without a car is to bus which takes 29h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 7m to get from Edinburgh to Les Mathes, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Les Mathes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Les Mathes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Les Mathes is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:07 AM in Edinburgh and 2:07 AM in Les Mathes.
There are 1943+ hotels available in Les Mathes.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Les Mathes, France?
You can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to LES MATHES - Eglise via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and ROYAN - Gare in around 29h 36m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Glasgow Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Lille Europe to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Le Mans to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Versailles Chantiers to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Nantes to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Angouleme to Royan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Lille Europe to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- sncf.com
Train from Le Mans to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sncf.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- sncf.com
Train from Versailles Chantiers to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- sncf.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- sncf.com
Train from Nantes to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- sncf.com
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Sheffield, Pond Street / Harmer Lane (Sheffield Interchange) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Royan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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