There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Ponferrada by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), car, car ferry, bus, towncar, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane EDI - SCQ
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Ponferradatrain
12h 4m€160–310Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Leónbus
- Take the bus from Leon to Ponferradabus
43h 40m€79–263Train
- 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 Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Ponferradatrain Ic
25h 52m€284–800Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Ponferradacar
32h 19m€319–484Bus via Oviedo
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Oviedobus
- Take the bus from Oviedo to Ponferradabus
39h 1m€110–214Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane EDI - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Ponferradatrain
11h 10m€89–279Fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane EDI - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Ourensetowncar
- Take the train from Ourense to Ponferradatrain
12h 45m€335–464Fly to Asturias Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane EDI - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus
- Take the train from Oviedo to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain
13h 13m€106–387Fly to León Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to León Airport (LEN)plane EDI - LEN
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain
22h 48m€213–740Fly to Santander Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane EDI - SDR
- Take the train from Santander to Palenciatrain
- Take the train from Palencia to Ponferradatrain
12h 27m€117–295Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Leonbus
- Take the bus from Leon to Ponferradabus
38h 12m€242–940Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ponferradacar
23h 39m
Edinburgh to Ponferrada by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Ponferrada is to bus via Oviedo which costs €110 - €220 and takes 39h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Ponferrada is to fly and train which takes 11h 10m and costs €85 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Ponferrada. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Ponferrada via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Oviedo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Ponferrada. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Ponferrada via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 52m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Ponferrada is 1765 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Ponferrada without a car is to train which takes 25h 52m and costs €280 - €800.
It takes approximately 12h 4m to get from Edinburgh to Ponferrada, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Ponferrada bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Ponferrada train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Ponferrada is to train which takes 25h 52m and costs €280 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus via Oviedo, which costs €110 - €220 and takes 39h 1m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Ponferrada, Spain?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Ponferrada via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 25h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Ponferrada via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Oviedo in around 39h 1m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport via Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ourense to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Palencia to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- €50–120
- 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
- €85–280
- 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 Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–700
- 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
- +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
- €25–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Oviedo to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to León
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–109
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- €13–70
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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Edinburgh to Ponferrada bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Ponferrada is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:26 PM in Edinburgh and 7:26 PM in Ponferrada.
Edinburgh to Ponferrada train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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