There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Montpellier by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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€361–719Fly 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€87–230Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Montpellierbus
20h 16m€277–656Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Montpelliercar
18h 20mFly Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane EDI - MPL
8h 3m€108–273Bus
- 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
28h 25m€103–246Drive, 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€282–457Train 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 36m€130–330Fly 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€88–292Fly 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 39m€102–294
Edinburgh to Montpellier by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Montpellier is to fly and train which costs €85 - €300 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Montpellier is to fly and train which takes 7h 49m and costs €85 - €230.
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 28h 25m.
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.
The distance between Edinburgh and Montpellier is 1825 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Montpellier without a car is to train which takes 12h and costs €360 - €750.
It takes approximately 12h 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 and costs €360 - €750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €280 and takes 8h 3m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €250 and takes 28h 25m.
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. Alternatively, easyJet, Aer Lingus, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
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
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- 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, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- 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 Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- 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
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nimes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- 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
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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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
- €100–280
- 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
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- 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
- €35–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- 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
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–45
- 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 3:02 AM in Edinburgh and 4:02 AM 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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