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
9h 57m£342–812Train 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 33m£239–1,071Train 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 38m£254–642Fly 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 7m£245–597Train 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 33m£247–677Fly 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
14h 27m£319–746Train, 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 49m£286–774
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £240 - £600 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 9h 57m and costs £340 - £850.
The distance between Philadelphia and Edinburgh is 3375 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Philadelphia to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 4h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 2:52 PM in Philadelphia and 6:52 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2557+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
American Airlines, Delta, and two 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
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–430
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–280
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–370
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- £8–170
- Business Class
- £40–200
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- £9–170
- Business Class
- £45–200
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- £14–190
- Business Class
- £50–220
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
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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
- £100–450
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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 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 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- 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
- £25–45
- 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
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