There are 9 ways to get from Geneva to Edinburgh by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GVA - EDI
2h 56m£55–158Train
- Take the train from Geneve 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
11h 40m£136–537Bus via Calais
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Calaisbus 700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus 814 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
22h 45m£75–201Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Geneva to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
15h 56mFly 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 44m£65–239Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Newcastle (NCL)plane GVA - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 15m£77–268Train via Genève
- Take the train from Genève 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 48m£250–626Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 479
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stopbus
28h 15m£73–210Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Geneva to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
16h 52m£242–361
Geneva to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £50 - £160 and takes 2h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 2h 56m and costs £50 - £160.
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, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Geneva to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Geneve and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 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 which takes 11h 40m and costs £130 - £550.
It takes approximately 2h 56m to get from Geneva to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Geneva to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Geneva station.
Geneva to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Geneve station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 2h 56m and costs £50 - £160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £130 - £550 and takes 11h 40m, you could also bus via Calais, which costs £70 - £210 and takes 22h 45m.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet, Jet2.com, and two other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Geneve to Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 11h 40m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Geneve to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £25–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Paris Gare de Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £130–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Geneva to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Geneva. It is currently 5:45 AM in Geneva and 4:45 AM in Edinburgh.
Geneva to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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