There are 9 ways to get from Gibraltar to Edinburgh by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), 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 to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GIB - EDI
6h 1m£117–214Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane GIB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 6m£91–347Bus, train via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus 313
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants 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
25h 20m£239–712Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Gibraltar to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburghcar
38h 12m£315–982Bus, train
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Rennesbus
- Take the train from Rennes to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
41h 25m£267–773Train
- Take the train from San Roque-La Linea to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv 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
28h 3m£257–747Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
45h£94–323Bus
- Take the bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Cordobabus
- Take the bus from Cordoba 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
2d 2h£146–293Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Gibraltar to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
30h 11m
Gibraltar to Edinburgh by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gibraltar to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £110 - £220 and takes 6h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Gibraltar to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs £110 - £220.
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 Madrid, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h.
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 Barcelona which takes 25h 20m and costs £230 - £750.
It takes approximately 6h 1m 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 6h 1m and costs £110 - £220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £250 - £750 and takes 28h 3m, you could also bus via Madrid, which costs £90 - £330 and takes 45h.
Gibraltar to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Interbus, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Gibraltar. It is currently 11:15 PM in Gibraltar and 10:15 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) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Edinburgh Waverley via Estación de San Roque, San Roque-La Linea, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 28h 3m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–210
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–210
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–490
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–500
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- 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
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- 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/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Rennes to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £90–140
- Rail 1st Class
- £140–200
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- 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
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from San Roque-La Linea to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- +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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Algeciras to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Madrid to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- 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
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- info@interbus.es
- Website
- interbus.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.interbus.es/
- 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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Cordoba to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- 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
- £29–100
- 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
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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