There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lesbos by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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 Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane EDI - MJT
9h 51m€190–336Fly to Chios Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chios Airport (JKH)plane EDI - JKH
- Take the ferry from Chios to Mytileneferry
13h 43m€173–420Train, bus, ferry
- 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 Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mytileneferry Bsf
2d 8h€577–1,041Train, bus, ferry via Salzburg
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj
- Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mytileneferry Bsf
2d 10h€625–1,029Fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane EDI - ADB
- Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry
13h 48m€235–390
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lesbos is to fly which costs €190 - €340 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lesbos is to fly which takes 9h 51m and costs €190 - €340.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lesbos is 2938 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Lesbos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 8h and costs €550 - €1100.
It takes approximately 9h 51m to get from Edinburgh to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:54 PM in Edinburgh and 1:54 AM in Lesbos.
There are 569+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lesbos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–130
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €108
- Website
- https://airkona.com/
Ferry from Kavala to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Chios to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Kavala to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €45–65
Ferry from Chios to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €35–50
- Phone
- 0 232 330 89 22
- iletisim@izdeniz.com.tr
- Website
- izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- izdeniz.com.tr
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