There are 7 ways to get from Nice to Edinburgh by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, 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 to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)NCE - EDI
5h 42m£61–172Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville 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
13h 42m£175–597Bus via Calais
- Take the bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
30h 57m£89–201Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nice to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
20h 47mFly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)NCE - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
8h 11m£83–257Bus
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station598 / ...
34h 52m£88–251Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburgh
22h 7m£284–422
Nice to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £60 - £180 and takes 5h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs £60 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 42m.
The distance between Nice and Edinburgh is 987 miles.
The best way to get from Nice to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 13h 42m and costs £170 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Nice to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Nice to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs £60 - £180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £170 - £600 and takes 13h 42m, you could also bus via Calais, which costs £85 - £210 and takes 30h 57m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet, Air France, and British Airways fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 13h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- +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
- £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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Golders Green Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- 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
- £14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/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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More Questions & Answers
Nice to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Nice. It is currently 6:27 AM in Nice and 5:27 AM in Edinburgh.
Nice to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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