There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Montpellier by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train
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Train
best- 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 Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
12h 2m€399–703Fly Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane EDI - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
7h 49m€83–240Bus via Dover
- 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 - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
27h 55m€103–255Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Montpelliercar
18h 21mFly Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane EDI - MPL
7h 58m€113–273Bus
- 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 Aéroport Orly 4 to Montpellierbus
31h 6m€150–395Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Montpelliercar
19h 30m€283–457Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane GLA - MPL
8h 32m€130–360Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI)plane EDI - FNI
- Take the train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
16h 16m€88–361Fly Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane EDI - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
8h 38m€102–299
Edinburgh to Montpellier by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Montpellier is to fly and train which costs €80 - €240 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Montpellier is to fly and train which takes 7h 49m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Montpellier station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Montpellier. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Montpellier Saint-Roch via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 2m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Montpellier is 1819 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Montpellier without a car is to train which takes 12h 2m and costs €390 - €750.
It takes approximately 12h 2m to get from Edinburgh to Montpellier, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Montpellier bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Montpellier train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Montpellier is to train which takes 12h 2m and costs €390 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €100 - €260 and takes 27h 55m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €280 and takes 7h 58m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Montpellier, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Montpellier Saint-Roch via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 12h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 27h 55m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- 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
- €120–200
- 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
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- 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
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Montpellier bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Montpellier is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:42 AM in Edinburgh and 12:42 PM in Montpellier.
Edinburgh to Montpellier train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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