There are 8 ways to get from Gibraltar to Edinburgh by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GIB - EDI
5h 59m£116–275Bus, train via Perpignan
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan 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
27h 27m£504–967Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Madrid Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Nantesbus
- Take the train from Nantes 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
35h 27m£381–724Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Gibraltar to Santandercar
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburghcar
38h 34m£337–967Bus, train via Valencia
- Take the bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Valencia - Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Perpignan 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
35h 40m£478–786Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Madrid Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
44h 10m£131–449Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
44h 14m£432–725Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Gibraltar to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
30h 15m£495–679
Gibraltar to Edinburgh by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gibraltar to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £110 - £280 and takes 5h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Gibraltar to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs £110 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Gibraltar to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Estación Sur de Autobuses, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 10m.
The distance between Gibraltar and Edinburgh is 1386 miles.
The best way to get from Gibraltar to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train via Perpignan which takes 27h 27m and costs £500 - £1,000.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Gibraltar to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Gibraltar to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Interbus, depart from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción station.
The best way to get from Gibraltar to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs £110 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £130 - £450 and takes 44h 10m.
Gibraltar to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Interbus, arrive at Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Gibraltar. It is currently 7:23 PM in Gibraltar and 6:23 PM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Gibraltar and Edinburgh, Scotland?
British Airways and easyJet fly from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Estación Sur de Autobuses, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 44h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Manchester, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–410
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140–260
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £190–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £190–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £90–190
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–210
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- infobus@interbus.es
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Madrid to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Valencia - Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Valencia - Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- Socibus
Bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Socibus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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