There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Portimão by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, 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 Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane EDI - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
8h 24m€64–225Train, bus via Bordeaux
- 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 Massy Tgv to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimãobus
31h 35m€559–866Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Portimãocar
39h 9m€414–1,208Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Portimãocar
30h 25m€650–928Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Faro Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane GLA - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
9h 24m€76–225Train to Newcastle, fly to Faro Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane NCL - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
9h 41m€85–255Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane EDI - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain
10h 43m€110–309Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimãobus
39h 25m€435–690Train, bus #2
- 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 Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain Ic
40h 5m€625–975Bus
- Take the bus from North St David Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 839
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimãobus
2d 2h€180–452
Edinburgh to Portimão by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Portimão is to train and fly which costs €75 - €230 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Portimão is to fly and train which takes 8h 24m and costs €60 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Portimão. However, there are services departing from North St David Street and arriving at Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy and Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Edinburgh and Portimão is 2219 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Portimão without a car is to train and bus via Bordeaux which takes 31h 35m and costs €550 - €900.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Edinburgh to Portimão, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Portimão bus services, operated by National Express, depart from North St David Street station.
Edinburgh to Portimão bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
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There are 7049+ hotels available in Portimão.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Portimão, Portugal?
You can take a bus from North St David Street to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy, and Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–90
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–100
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
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 Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- 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)
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 Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €220–340
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Massy Tgv to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from North St David Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- 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
- €110–750
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €110–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–750
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