There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Pontresina by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Landquarttrain
- Take the train from Landquart to Pontresinatrain
8h 56mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Pilsen Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Chur station train stationbus 456
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to St. Moritz, Bahnhofbus 182
39h 1mCHF 126–205Train
- 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 l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Landquarttrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Landquart to Pontresinatrain Bex
17h 47mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Plzeň CANbus
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Chur station train stationbus 456
- Take the train from Chur to Samedantrain Gex / ...
38h 54mCHF 165–437Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Pontresinacar
19h 1mFly to Basel, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Landquarttrain
- Take the train from Landquart to Pontresinatrain
10h 36mFly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane EDI - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Tiranotrain
- Take the train from Tirano to Surovastrain
12h 3mFly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane EDI - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Tiranotrain
- Take the train from Tirano to Surovastrain
12h 18mFly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane EDI - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Tiranotrain
- Take the train from Tirano to Surovastrain
12h 44mFly to Innsbruck Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane EDI - INN
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Sarganstrain
- Take the train from Landquart to Pontresinatrain
11h 57mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Pontresinacar
20h 7mCHF 279–424
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Pontresina is to bus which costs SFr 120 - SFr 210 and takes 39h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Pontresina is to drive and car ferry which takes 20h 7m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 430.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Pontresina. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Pontresina, Post via London Victoria, Plzeň, Chur, Postautostation and St. Moritz, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Pontresina. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Pontresina via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est, Strasbourg, Basel SBB and Landquart. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 47m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Pontresina is 1462 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Pontresina without a car is to train which takes 17h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Edinburgh to Pontresina, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Pontresina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Pontresina train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Pontresina is to train which takes 17h 47m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 210 and takes 39h 1m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Pontresina, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Pontresina via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, and Landquart in around 17h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Pontresina, Post via London Victoria, Plzeň, Chur station train station, Chur, Postautostation, and St. Moritz, Bahnhof in around 39h 1m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Landquart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Landquart
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chur to Samedan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Landquart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- Website
- rhb.ch
Train from Landquart to Pontresina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.rhb.ch/en/
Train from Chur to Samedan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.rhb.ch/en/
Train from Tirano to Surovas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.rhb.ch/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
- CHF 60–110
- 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
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Landquart
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–18
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
- 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
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Monza to Tirano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Tirano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–12
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 28–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Plzeň CAN
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–150
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Plzeň to Chur station train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Pilsen Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to St. Moritz, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- 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
- CHF 26–40
- 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
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 70–170
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Pontresina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Pontresina is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:15 AM in Edinburgh and 4:15 AM in Pontresina.
Edinburgh to Pontresina train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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