There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Saumur by train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car train, plane, train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train via Tours
best- 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 Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Saumurtrain Ter
9h 37m€340–563Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane EDI - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saumurtrain
6h 29m€85–233Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Saumurcar
13h 40m€337–438Train
- 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 Austerlitz to Saumurtrain
11h 1m€345–560Train #2
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to Saumurtrain
12h 51m€327–629Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Saumurcar
15h 3m€217–355Fly to Tours Val De Loire Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tours Val De Loire Airport (TUF)plane EDI - TUF
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Saumurtrain
7h 58m€126–459Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane EDI - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Saumurtrain
7h 44m€136–324
Edinburgh to Saumur by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Saumur is to fly and train which costs €85 - €240 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Saumur is to fly and train which takes 6h 29m and costs €85 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Saumur. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Saumur via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and St Pierre Des Corps. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 37m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Saumur is 1369 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Saumur without a car is to train via Tours which takes 9h 37m and costs €340 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Edinburgh to Saumur, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Saumur train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Saumur is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:39 AM in Edinburgh and 4:39 AM in Saumur.
Edinburgh to Saumur train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Saumur, Pays de la Loire, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Saumur via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and St Pierre Des Corps in around 9h 37m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tours Val De Loire Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tours Val De Loire Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tours Val De Loire Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Austerlitz to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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