There are 3 ways to get from Montreal to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YUL - EDI
9h 10m£242–662Train to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YOW - EDI
13h 39m£253–829Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane YUL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 48m£399–727
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £240 - £700 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 9h 10m and costs £240 - £700.
The distance between Montreal and Edinburgh is 3058 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Montreal to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 5h ahead of Montreal. It is currently 9:49 AM in Montreal and 2:49 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2470+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Air Canada, KLM, and British Airways fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £350–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–65
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- £19–65
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- £19–50
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- £17–27
- 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
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