There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Potes by plane, bus, car, car ferry, car train, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Santander Airport (SDR)EDI - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander to Potes
9h 2m€96–235Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Santander
- Take the bus from Santander to Potes
35h 18m€86–305Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Potes
29h 42m€226–919Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Potes
21h 57mFly Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)EDI - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Take the bus from Santander to Potes
13h 23m€106–209Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)GLA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Take the bus from Santander to Potes
14h 18m€130–293Fly Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Asturias Airport (OVD)EDI - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Take the bus from Oviedo to Unquera
- Take the bus from Unquera to Potes
12h 54m€117–244Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Take the bus from Santander to Potes
33h 59m€164–1,099Train, car ferry, bus via Birmingham
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Central
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Take the bus from Santander to Potes
47h 48m€116–575Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station183 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Coach Station160
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Take the bus from Santander to Potes
2d 4h€94–363
Edinburgh to Potes by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Potes is to fly and bus which costs €95 - €240 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Potes is to fly and bus which takes 9h 2m and costs €95 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Potes. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Potes via London Victoria, Paris and Santander. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 18m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Potes is 1528 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Potes without a car is to bus which takes 35h 18m and costs €85 - €310.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Edinburgh to Potes, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Potes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Potes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Potes is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:12 PM in Edinburgh and 2:12 PM in Potes.
There are 382+ hotels available in Potes.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Potes, Spain?
You can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Potes via London Victoria, Paris, and Santander in around 35h 18m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Asturias Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- 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
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €230–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €260–300
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Bus from Santander to Potes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://jimenezmovilidad.es/
Bus from Unquera to Potes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://jimenezmovilidad.es/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- 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 Oviedo to Unquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- €75–95
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
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