There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Novara by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)EDI - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Dateo to Novara
6h 34m€81–219Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)GLA - MXP
7h 2m€58–272Train via Lille
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee ChessyTgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta SusaTgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Novara
16h 27m€230–781Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoort
- Take the bus from Gent to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
30h 43mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Novara
19h 17mFly Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)EDI - MXP
6h 23m€69–197Fly Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)EDI - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Novara
7h 13m€85–243Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano P.GaribaldiTgv
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to NovaraS6
17h 21m€204–644Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Novara
31h 40m€90–246Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Novara
20h 17m€309–454
Edinburgh to Novara by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Novara is to fly which costs €65 - €200 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Novara is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs €65 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Novara. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Novara via London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Novara. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Novara via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Marne La Vallee Chessy and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 27m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Novara is 1531 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Novara without a car is to train via Lille which takes 16h 27m and costs €230 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Edinburgh to Novara, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Novara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Novara train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Novara is to train via Lille which takes 16h 27m and costs €230 - €800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €65 - €200 and takes 6h 23m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €250 and takes 31h 40m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Novara, Italy?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Novara via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Marne La Vallee Chessy, and Torino Porta Susa in around 16h 27m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and seven other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €22–150
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Dateo to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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
- €65–140
- 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
- €100–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- 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
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- €55–85
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- https://www.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
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €260–300
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 (0) 0882 - 228960
- Website
- ferroviedelgargano.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- ferroviedelgargano.com
- 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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Edinburgh to Novara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Novara is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:42 PM in Edinburgh and 8:42 PM in Novara.
Edinburgh to Novara train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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