There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Olbia by plane, bus, train, ferry, car, 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.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Alghero, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alghero (AHO)plane EDI - AHO
- Take the bus from Alghero - Fertilia Airport to Olbia Centro Molo Brinbus
13h 27m€117–286Fly Edinburgh Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane EDI - OLB
5h 32m€86–211Train, ferry, drive
- 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 Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Drive from Port of Porto Torres to Olbiacar
29h 18m€573–871Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Toulonbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di Porto Torres VIA BASSU to Fermata di Olbia centro molo brinbus
45h 53m€314–503Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane MAN - OLB
8h 16m€136–301Train, car 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 train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Biancacarferry
31h 21m€643–1,023
Edinburgh to Olbia by train, taxi, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Olbia is to fly which costs €85 - €220 and takes 5h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Olbia is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs €85 - €220.
The distance between Edinburgh and Olbia is 2049 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Olbia without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 45h 53m and costs €310 - €550.
It takes approximately 13h 27m to get from Edinburgh to Olbia, including transfers.
Olbia is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:56 PM in Edinburgh and 6:56 PM in Olbia.
There are 3554+ hotels available in Olbia.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Olbia, Italy?
easyJet flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) once a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alghero via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alghero via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €270–450
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- (+39) 0789 50885
- info@sunlines.it
- Website
- sunlines.it
Bus from Alghero - Fertilia Airport to Olbia Centro Molo Brin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- sunlines.it
Bus from Fermata di Porto Torres VIA BASSU to Fermata di Olbia centro molo brin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Schedules at
- Sun Lines S.R.L.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Bianca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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