There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Target by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to Moulins Sur Allier
13h 19m€211–565Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from North St David Street to London Victoria837 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to Moulins Sur Allier
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Abri Bus Bd DesaixB01
25h 31m€109–278Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Newhall St to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to Moulins Sur Allier
23h 59m€126–406Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Target
14h 36mFly to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)EDI - CFE
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Bellenaves
9h 43m€148–431Train via Riom
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to Riom Chatel Guyon
- Take the train from Riom Chatel Guyon to BellenavesTer
14h 19m€258–681Bus
- 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 Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station
- Take the bus from Clermont Ferrand to Gannat
27h 42m€133–323Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Target
15h 51m€249–364Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)EDI - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Riom Chatel Guyon
- Take the train from Riom Chatel Guyon to Bellenaves
10h 45m€160–333Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)EDI - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to Moulins Sur Allier
10h 44m€133–293
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Target is to bus and train which costs €100 - €280 and takes 25h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Target is to fly and train which takes 9h 43m and costs €140 - €440.
The distance between Edinburgh and Target is 1444 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Target without a car is to train which takes 13h 19m and costs €210 - €600.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Edinburgh to Target, including transfers.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Target is to train which takes 13h 19m and costs €210 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €330 and takes 27h 42m.
Target is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:28 PM in Edinburgh and 3:28 PM in Target.
There are 390+ hotels available in Target.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Target, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Target via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Bercy, Moulins Sur Allier, Gare SNCF, and Carref RD 231/RD945 in around 13h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Target via London Victoria, Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station, Salins Pasteur, Gare SNCF, Clermont Ferrand, and Gannat in around 27h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Bristol, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Bercy to Moulins Sur Allier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Bellenaves
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- Rail 1st Class
- €15–22
Train from Paris Austerlitz to Riom Chatel Guyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €65–100
- Rail 1st Class
- €100–150
Train from Riom Chatel Guyon to Bellenaves
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €7–12
- Rail 1st Class
- €12–17
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Riom Chatel Guyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- 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/
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- 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
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- 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
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from North St David Street to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 04 8000 7000
- contact@allier.fr
- Website
- allier.fr
Bus from Gare SNCF to Abri Bus Bd Desaix
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Clermont Ferrand to Gannat
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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