There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Tignes by train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, plane, shuttle, train (Eurostar), train, or car ferry
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Train via Paris
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 Gare De Lyon to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Landrytrain Ter
14h 43m€395–705Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane EDI - TRN
- Drive from Ceres - Stazione F.T.C. to Tignescar
10h 17m€93–243Bus
- 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 Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Chambérybus 729
- Take the bus from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Bourg St Mauricebus
31h 59m€132–231Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tignescar
18h 20mFly to Geneva International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane EDI - GVA
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Tignes Le Lac
9h 13m€116–256Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Bourg St Mauricetrain
16h 56m€544–900Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - North Train Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
32h 58m€304–451Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Tignescar
19h 26m€261–435Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane EDI - LYS
- Take a shuttle bus from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
9h 14m€131–266Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane EDI - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bussolenotrain
- Drive from Bussoleno to Tignescar
10h€122–288
Edinburgh to Tignes by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Tignes is to fly and drive which costs €90 - €250 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Tignes is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 13m and costs €110 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Tignes. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Le Lac - Gare Routière via London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 59m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Tignes is 1733 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Tignes without a car is to train via Paris which takes 14h 43m and costs €390 - €750.
It takes approximately 14h 43m to get from Edinburgh to Tignes, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Tignes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Tignes is to train via Paris which takes 14h 43m and costs €390 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €240 and takes 31h 59m.
Edinburgh to Tignes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Tignes is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:35 PM in Edinburgh and 7:35 PM in Tignes.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Tignes, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Tignes via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Landry in around 14h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Le Lac - Gare Routière via London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Chambéry, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Bourg St Maurice, and Gare Routière in around 31h 59m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- 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
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Bourg St Maurice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €290–490
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Landry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bussoleno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Landry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- 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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Bourg St Maurice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- info@nofussbus.co.uk
- Website
- bensbus.co.uk
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://www.bensbus.co.uk/
Shuttle from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://www.bensbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - North Train Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €17–29
- 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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