There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Edinburgh by bus, plane, ferry, train, or train (TGV, Eurostar)
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)CTA - EDI
7h 48m£66–178Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta SusaFr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv RoissyTgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
26h 11mBus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Policoro
- Take the bus from Policoro to Frankfurt
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
47h 27m£141–230Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)CTA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
13h 57m£88–253Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Newcastle (NCL)CTA - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
11h 14m£81–342Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)PMO - EDI
10h 28m£80–168Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CTA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
11h 36m£88–228Train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Torino Porta Nuova
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
32h 27m£289–712Bus
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Take the bus from Naples - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
2d 1h£117–338
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £80 - £170 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which takes 7h 48m and costs £65 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Policoro, Frankfurt and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 27m.
The distance between Messina and Edinburgh is 1616 miles.
The best way to get from Messina to Edinburgh without a car is to ferry and train which takes 26h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Messina to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Messina to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Messina Main Train Station.
The best way to get from Messina to Edinburgh is to bus via Frankfurt am Main which takes 47h 27m and costs £140 - £230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £280 - £750 and takes 32h 27m.
Messina to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Napoli, Autostazione Metropark station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Messina. It is currently 3:39 AM in Messina and 2:39 AM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Policoro, Policoro, Frankfurt, Frankfurt, and London Victoria in around 47h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Messina Centrale to Edinburgh Waverley via Torino Porta Nuova, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 32h 27m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Newcastle via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Newcastle via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £100–130
- 1st Class
- £130–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £29–45
- Rail 1st Class
- £45–65
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £45–70
- Comfort
- £50–75
- Premium
- £75–100
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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
- +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
- +44 345 722 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/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- 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
- 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
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Policoro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Policoro to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £95–120
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Naples - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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