There are 13 ways to get from Edinburgh to Positano by plane, train, bus, car, car train, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Naples Airport (NAP)EDI - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
9h 1m€84–213Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Naples Airport (NAP)MAN - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
11h 45m€80–268Train, bus via Lyon
- 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 Lyon PerracheTgv
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello0
32h 34m€270–782Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Positano
26h 48mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Naples Airport (NAP)GLA - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
10h€108–288Fly Edinburgh Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR)EDI - QSR
- Take the ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
11h 56m€124–341Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)GLA - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
11h 27m€106–378Fly Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)EDI - CIA
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
11h 18m€102–285Fly Edinburgh Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)EDI - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
10h 53m€112–373Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the bus from Paris to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrento0
35h 33m€222–676Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoort
- Take the bus from Gent to Bologna
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Napoli Metropark CentraleIta
- Take the train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrento0
44h 48mBus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
45h 43m€132–385Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Positano
27h 48m€429–634
Edinburgh to Positano by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Positano is to fly and train which costs €80 - €220 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Positano is to fly and train which takes 9h 1m and costs €80 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Positano. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Positano via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Ferraris-Circumvesuviana and Pompei. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 43m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Positano is 2184 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Positano without a car is to train and bus via Lyon which takes 32h 34m and costs €270 - €800.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Edinburgh to Positano, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Positano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Positano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Positano is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:15 AM in Edinburgh and 8:15 AM in Positano.
There are 8119+ hotels available in Positano.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Positano, Italy?
You can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Positano via London Victoria, Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Naples - Bus Station, Ferraris-Circumvesuviana, and Pompei in around 45h 43m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Naples Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- infoeav@eavsrl.it
- Website
- eavsrl.it
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
Train from Napoli P. Garibaldi to Sorrento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 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 Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €100–140
- 1st Class
- €130–180
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +43 50 678910
- service@verbundlinie.at
- Website
- verbundlinie.at
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Napoli Metropark Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.verbundlinie.at/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- info@travelmar.it
- Website
- travelmar.it
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.travelmar.it/en/index
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- info@grassiboatpositano.com
- Website
- grassiboatpositano.com
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Website
- https://www.grassiboatpositano.com/
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- customercare@nlg.it
- Website
- nlg.it
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- info@lucibello.it
- Website
- lucibello.it
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- lucibello.it
- 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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