There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Tarbes by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, night train, car, car train, car ferry, or plane
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Train
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 Massy Tgv to Tarbestrain Tgv
13h 56m€434–700Fly Edinburgh Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE)plane EDI - LDE
11h 13m€86–341Bus via Lille
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Tarbesbus
32h 15m€131–248Train, night train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the night train from Paris Austerlitz to Tarbesnighttrain
20h 33m€403–776Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tarbescar
19h 11mBus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Lourdesbus
33h 53m€170–360Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Tarbescar
20h 39m€281–455Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE)plane GLA - LDE
12h 7m€108–318Fly Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane EDI - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Tarbestrain
8h 18m€90–259Fly Edinburgh Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane EDI - BIQ
- Take the train from Bayonne to Tarbestrain
8h 30m€87–378Fly Edinburgh Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane EDI - PUF
- Take the train from Pau to Tarbestrain
9h 50m€232–685Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane EDI - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Tarbestrain
9h 35m€113–303
Edinburgh to Tarbes by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Tarbes is to fly and train which costs €90 - €260 and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Tarbes is to fly and train which takes 8h 18m and costs €90 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Tarbes. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Tarbes via London Victoria, Dover and Lille - Europe Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Tarbes. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Tarbes via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Massy Tgv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 56m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Tarbes is 1919 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Tarbes without a car is to train which takes 13h 56m and costs €430 - €700.
It takes approximately 13h 56m to get from Edinburgh to Tarbes, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Tarbes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Tarbes train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Tarbes is to train which takes 13h 56m and costs €430 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus via Lille, which costs €130 - €250 and takes 32h 15m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €350 and takes 11h 13m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Tarbes, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Tarbes via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Massy - Palaiseau, and Massy Tgv in around 13h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Tarbes via London Victoria, Dover, Lille, and Lille - Europe Train Station in around 32h 15m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- 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
- €130–200
- 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
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to Tarbes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Tarbes
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Tarbes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Night train from Paris Austerlitz to Tarbes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–340
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Tarbes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bayonne to Tarbes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Pau to Tarbes
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Tarbes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- 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
- 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
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Tarbes
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- €8–21
- 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
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Tarbes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Tarbes is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:12 AM in Edinburgh and 3:12 AM in Tarbes.
Edinburgh to Tarbes train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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