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 20m£432–1,112Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- 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£238–597Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- 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 24m£336–1,061Fly 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 12m£393–847Train 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 26m£339–682Train, 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£365–1,278Fly 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 59m£264–951
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £230 - £600 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 10h 20m and costs £430 - £1,200.
The distance between Philadelphia and Edinburgh is 3375 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Philadelphia to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 5h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 7:08 AM in Philadelphia and 12:08 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2996+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
American Airlines, Aer Lingus, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy 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 via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- 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
- £190–750
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
- £180–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- 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
- £140–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–440
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- £15–340
- First Class
- £95–440
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–470
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- £22–340
- First Class
- £110–470
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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
- £1–2
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- £1–2
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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