There are 10 ways to get from Irun to Edinburgh by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, train, or car train
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Fly San Sebastián Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)EAS - EDI
3h 3m£126–274Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
27h 26m£58–224Train
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
12h 59m£173–580Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Irun to Santander
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburgh
30h 27m£204–812Fly Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BIQ - EDI
5h 55m£78–217Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BIO - EDI
9h 3m£89–175Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BOD - EDI
8h 27m£95–245Fly Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BIQ - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
8h 55m£100–422Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Irun to Santander E.A.
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
34h 50m£152–1,226Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Irun to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
18h 42m
Irun to Edinburgh by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Irun to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £75 - £220 and takes 5h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Irun to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 3m and costs £120 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Irun to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Hondarribia - N-638 - Amute and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via San Sebastian / Donostia, Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Irun to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Hendaye and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 59m.
The distance between Irun and Edinburgh is 885 miles.
The best way to get from Irun to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 12h 59m and costs £170 - £600.
It takes approximately 3h 3m to get from Irun to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Irun to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from San Sebastian / Donostia station.
Irun to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Hendaye station.
The best way to get from Irun to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 3m and costs £120 - £280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £170 - £600 and takes 12h 59m, you could also bus, which costs £55 - £230 and takes 27h 26m.
What companies run services between Irun, Spain and Edinburgh, Scotland?
British Airways flies from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hendaye to Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 12h 59m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–150
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–380
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- £50–75
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- 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
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- 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
- +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 Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–90
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Irun to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–77
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- £6–35
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Irun to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Irun. It is currently 11:19 PM in Irun and 10:19 PM in Edinburgh.
Irun to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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