There are 11 ways to get from Milan to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, train (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 Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LIN - EDI
5h 25m£67–192Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)MXP - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
6h 34m£49–228Train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De LyonFr
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
15h 14m£187–682Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
28h 34m£75–210Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Milan to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
19h 16mBus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BGY - EDI
5h 58m£69–194Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)MXP - EDI
5h 49m£59–163Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)ZRH - EDI
8h 24m£118–278Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part DieuFr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
15h 42m£210–730Bus, train
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Gent
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
33h 1mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Milan to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburgh
20h 12m£263–392
Milan to Edinburgh by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £55 - £170 and takes 5h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs £65 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Milan to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Milan to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 42m.
The distance between Milan and Edinburgh is 925 miles.
The best way to get from Milan to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 15h 14m and costs £180 - £700.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Milan to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Milan to Edinburgh bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Milan to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Milano Centrale station.
The best way to get from Milan to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs £65 - £200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £180 - £700 and takes 15h 14m, you could also bus, which costs £75 - £210 and takes 28h 34m.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Milano Centrale to Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 15h 14m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- 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
- £95–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–130
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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
- 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 (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
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £65–90
- 2nd Class
- £50–70
- 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
- £60–150
- 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 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–15
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- £11–15
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Gent
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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