There are 9 ways to get from Geneva to Edinburgh by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, 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.
Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GVA - EDI
2h 51m£64–171Train via Paris
- Take the train from Annemasse to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 40m£361–549Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
24h 28m£97–198Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Geneva to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
15h 58m£329–439Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane GVA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
3h 49m£78–221Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Newcastle (NCL)plane GVA - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 11m£109–623Train
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 56m£333–524Bus, train
- Take the bus from Geneva to Paris - Massy-Palaiseaubus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 9m£358–576Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Geneva to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
16h 53m£237–397
Geneva to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £60 - £180 and takes 2h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 2h 51m and costs £60 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Geneva - Bus Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Geneva to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Genève and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Annemasse, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 40m.
The distance between Geneva and Edinburgh is 797 miles.
The best way to get from Geneva to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 40m and costs £360 - £550.
It takes approximately 2h 51m to get from Geneva to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Geneva to Edinburgh bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Geneva - Bus Station.
Geneva to Edinburgh train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Bellegarde station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 2h 51m and costs £60 - £180. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs £360 - £550 and takes 12h 40m, you could also bus, which costs £95 - £200 and takes 24h 28m.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Jet2.com, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Genève to Edinburgh Waverley via Annemasse, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 12h 40m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–550
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Annemasse to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Geneva to Edinburgh bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Geneva. It is currently 11:50 PM in Geneva and 10:50 PM in Edinburgh.
Geneva to Edinburgh train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
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