There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lipari by plane, ferry, train, bus, night train, or shuttle
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Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane EDI - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
11h 31m€128–333Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EDI - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Vulcanoferry
- Take the ferry from Vulcano to Lipariferry
11h 35m€107–313Train, ferry
- 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 Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Milano P.Garibalditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Messina Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipariferry
38h 21m€524–985Bus, night train, ferry
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Turinbus
- Take the night train from Torino Lingotto to Reggio Calabria Lidonighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
2d 2h€257–509Train, night train, ferry via Paris
- 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 Gare De Lyon to Torino Lingottotrain Tgv
- Take the night train from Torino Lingotto to Reggio Calabria Lidonighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
35h 48m€533–938Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane EDI - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lidotrain
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
13h 24m€117–299Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Lipariferry
2d 4h€294–762Train, night train, ferry
- 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 Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Lingottotrain Tgv
- Take the night train from Torino Lingotto to Reggio Calabria Lidonighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
36h 18m€542–1,050
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lipari is to fly and shuttle and ferry which costs €100 - €320 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lipari is to fly and ferry which takes 11h 31m and costs €120 - €340.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lipari is 2560 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Lipari without a car is to train and ferry which takes 38h 21m and costs €500 - €1000.
It takes approximately 11h 31m to get from Edinburgh to Lipari, including transfers.
Lipari is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 8:10 AM in Edinburgh and 9:10 AM in Lipari.
There are 541+ hotels available in Lipari.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lipari, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Lipari. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the line 27 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, walk to Reggio di Calabria, then take the ferry to Lipari. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Lipari via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, Milano P.Garibaldi, Messina Centrale, and Messina Marittima in around 38h 21m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- 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
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Torino Lingotto to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 3312844763
- info@giardinatour.it
- Website
- giardinatour.it
Shuttle from Catania Airport to Milazzo - Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Vulcano to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@siremar.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Phone
- 800 250000
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- ngi-spa.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Phone
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Schedules at
- snav.it
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