There are 6 ways to get from Nanaimo to Edinburgh by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nanaimo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YCD - EDI
16h 50m£261–1,011Fly Nanaimo to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ZNA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 56m£207–765Fly Nanaimo to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ZNA - EDI
13h 36m£221–760Bus to Victoria International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Innbus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YYJ - EDI
17h 30m£418–738Fly Nanaimo to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Newcastle (NCL)plane ZNA - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 39m£242–940Bus to Comox Valley Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mallbus
- Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YQQ - EDI
19h 29m£208–738
Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nanaimo to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which costs £200 - £750 and takes 19h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Nanaimo to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 36m and costs £220 - £800.
The distance between Nanaimo and Edinburgh is 4459 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 50m to get from Nanaimo to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 7h ahead of Nanaimo. It is currently 11:41 AM in Nanaimo and 6:41 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2633+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Nanaimo, BC, Canada and Edinburgh, Scotland?
WestJet flies from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Edinburgh Airport via Vancouver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Nanaimo to Glasgow Airport via Vancouver, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Nanaimo to Glasgow Airport via Vancouver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Nanaimo to Glasgow Airport via Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Seattle, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–950
Flights from Nanaimo to Newcastle via Vancouver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–600
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Edinburgh Airport via Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Nanaimo to Glasgow Airport via Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Edinburgh Airport via Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Nanaimo to Glasgow Airport via Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Edinburgh Airport via Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Newcastle via Vancouver, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Newcastle via Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Newcastle via Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- 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/
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/
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- £25
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- £25
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