There are 11 ways to get from Italy to Edinburgh by plane, train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LIN - EDI
5h 26m£67–182Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamobus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BGY - EDI
6h 33m£46–166Train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Fr
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 12m£179–648Bus via Calais
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Calaisbus
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
39h 41m£115–194Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rome to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
24h 41mFly from Naples Airport
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NAP - EDI
5h 52m£64–164Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CIA - EDI
6h 19m£57–198Fly from Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FCO - EDI
6h 31m£72–177Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu 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
19h 39m£223–690Bus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
42h 16m£91–211Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rome to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
25h 41m£331–503
Italy to Edinburgh by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which costs £45 - £170 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 26m and costs £65 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Italy to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Termini and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Italy to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 39m.
The distance between Italy and Edinburgh is 925 miles.
The best way to get from Italy to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 19h 12m and costs £170 - £650.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Italy to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Italy to Edinburgh bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Italy to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Italy to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 26m and costs £65 - £190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £170 - £650 and takes 19h 12m, you could also bus via Calais, which costs £110 - £200 and takes 39h 41m.
What companies run services between Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Roma Termini to Edinburgh Waverley via Milano Centrale, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 19h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Naples Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Naples Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- 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
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- £50–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- 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
- £55–160
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- 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
- £21–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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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