There are 10 ways to get from Lisbon 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 to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LIS - EDI
5h 52m£67–176Bus, train via Antony
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris - Massy-Palaiseaubus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
33h 53m£344–617Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lisbon to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburghcar
36h 26m£324–945Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lisbon to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
27h 42mFly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LIS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 42m£80–221Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LIS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 15m£83–280Train, bus
- Take the train from Campolide to Setúbaltrain
- Take the bus from Setúbal 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 15m£393–757Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
35h 39m£247–495Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
40h 11m£169–394Bus, train via Braga
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Bragabus
- Take the bus from Braga to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
41h 16m£225–591
Lisbon to Edinburgh by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £65 - £180 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs £65 - £180.
The distance between Lisbon and Edinburgh is 1232 miles.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train via Antony which takes 33h 53m and costs £340 - £650.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Lisbon to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There are 2641+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair and easyJet fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- 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
- £110–200
- 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
- £65–120
- 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
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- 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
- +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
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +351 211 066 363
- info@fertagus.pt
- Website
- fertagus.pt
Train from Campolide to Setúbal
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.fertagus.pt/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Perpignan to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £180–310
- 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
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–250
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Setúbal to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Braga to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Lisbon to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- 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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