There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Edinburgh by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PHL - EDI
10h 5m£412–762Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane JFK - EDI
11h 21m£247–1,018Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane EWR - EDI
10h 40m£277–596Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PHL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
13h 16m£293–697Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane EWR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 30m£278–731Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IAD - EDI
12h 57m£345–1,090Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane PHL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
13h 57m£294–1,196
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £270 - £600 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 10h 5m and costs £410 - £800.
The distance between Philadelphia and Edinburgh is 3375 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Philadelphia to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 5h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 10:11 AM in Philadelphia and 3:11 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2802+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and three other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–380
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–410
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–450
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- £15–340
- First Class
- £95–450
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–480
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- £23–350
- First Class
- £110–480
- 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
- £20–40
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- 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
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–6
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- £1–2
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- £4–6
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- 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 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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