There are 10 ways to get from Genoa to Edinburgh by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GOA - EDI
9h 35m£91–191Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BGY - EDI
7h 41m£57–222Train
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova 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
17h 10m£170–528Bus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
32h 20m£93–175Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Genoa to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
19h 54mTrain to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Paviatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LIN - EDI
7h 55m£78–209Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MXP - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 39m£59–190Train via Lille
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingottotrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy 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
17h 16m£242–703Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stopbus
38h 10m£74–224Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Genoa to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
20h 54m£273–419
Genoa to Edinburgh by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to Edinburgh is to bus via Paris which costs £70 - £230 and takes 38h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to Edinburgh is to train and bus and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs £55 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Genoa to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Genoa and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Genoa to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Genova P.Za Principe and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Torino Lingotto, Torino Porta Susa, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 16m.
The distance between Genoa and Edinburgh is 979 miles.
The best way to get from Genoa to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 17h 10m and costs £170 - £550.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Genoa to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Genoa to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Genoa station.
Genoa to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Genova P.Za Principe station.
The best way to get from Genoa to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 9h 35m and costs £90 - £200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £170 - £550 and takes 17h 10m, you could also bus, which costs £90 - £180 and takes 32h 20m.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Genova P.Za Principe to Edinburgh Waverley via Torino Porta Nuova, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 17h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–130
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £19–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–65
- 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
- £50–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £45–65
- Comfort
- £50–75
- Premium
- £70–95
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- 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
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–25
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £29–45
- Rail 1st Class
- £45–65
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- £26–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–15
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- £11–15
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.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
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Genoa to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Genoa. It is currently 1:08 PM in Genoa and 12:08 PM in Edinburgh.
Genoa to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Torino Lingotto station.
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