There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Val Thorens by train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), train, bus, car, car train, plane, shuttle, train (Eurostar), car ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 Modanetrain Tgv
13h 46m€391–676Fly Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane EDI - GVA
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
8h 52m€111–246Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Albertvilletrain
25h 42m€291–495Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Val Thorenscar
18h 3mTrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Moutiers Salins Brides L Bainstrain
14h 57m€393–723Bus
- 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 - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Moutiersbus
29h 54m€113–205Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Val Thorenscar
19h 9m€261–401Fly Edinburgh Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB)plane EDI - GNB
- Take a shuttle bus from Grenoble-Isère Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
9h 2m€111–276Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane GLA - GVA
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
9h 45m€148–313Fly Edinburgh Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane EDI - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Modanetrain
- Take the taxi from Modane to Val Thorenstaxi
9h 30m€135–350Fly Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane EDI - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modanetrain
9h 50m€168–340
Edinburgh to Val Thorens by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Val Thorens is to bus which costs €110 - €210 and takes 29h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Val Thorens is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 52m and costs €110 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Val Thorens. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Val Thorens - Place Péclet via London Victoria, Dover, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 54m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Val Thorens is 1736 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Val Thorens without a car is to train via Paris which takes 13h 46m and costs €390 - €700.
It takes approximately 13h 46m to get from Edinburgh to Val Thorens, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Val Thorens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Val Thorens is to train via Paris which takes 13h 46m and costs €390 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 29h 54m.
Edinburgh to Val Thorens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Val Thorens is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:34 AM in Edinburgh and 4:34 AM in Val Thorens.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Val Thorens, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Val Thorens via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Modane in around 13h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Val Thorens - Place Péclet via London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Moutiers, and Gare Routière in around 29h 54m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- 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
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Moutiers Salins Brides L Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–390
- 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 Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Albertville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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/
- 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
- info@nofussbus.co.uk
- Website
- bensbus.co.uk
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://www.bensbus.co.uk/
Shuttle from Grenoble-Isère Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://www.bensbus.co.uk/
- 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
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- 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
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Moutiers
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- 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
- €7–20
- 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
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Estimated price
- €55–70
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