There are 11 ways to get from Ponferrada to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, towncar, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ponferrada to Santiago De Compostelatrain
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SCQ - EDI
11h£105–251Train, bus to Asturias Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Oviedotrain
- Take the bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]bus
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OVD - EDI
13h 28m£91–312Train
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ic
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
25h 29m£420–776Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ponferrada to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburghcar
32h 20m£259–851Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ponferrada to Leonbus
- Take the bus from Leon to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
35h 1m£144–354Train to León Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leontrain
- Fly from León Airport (LEN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LEN - EDI
11h 1m£123–400Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAD - EDI
10h£101–246Train, towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Ourensetrain
- Take a town car from Ourense to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OPO - EDI
11h 47m£293–403Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Ponferrada to Leonbus
- Take the bus from Leon to Santander E.A.bus
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
38h 46m£408–1,068Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Ponferrada to Benaventebus
- Take the bus from Benavente to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
39h 44m£244–474Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ponferrada to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
23h 45m
Ponferrada to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ponferrada to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £100 - £250 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Ponferrada to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 10h and costs £100 - £250.
No, there is no direct train from Ponferrada to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Ponferrada and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 29m.
The distance between Ponferrada and Edinburgh is 1103 miles.
The best way to get from Ponferrada to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 25h 29m and costs £420 - £800.
It takes approximately 11h to get from Ponferrada to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Ponferrada to Edinburgh train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Ponferrada station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Ponferrada. It is currently 11:06 AM in Ponferrada and 10:06 AM in Edinburgh.
Ponferrada to Edinburgh train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Book your Ponferrada to Edinburgh train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Ponferrada, Spain and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Ponferrada to Edinburgh Waverley via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 25h 29m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from León Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–450
Flights from León Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
Flights from León Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £140–430
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Asturias Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from León Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from León Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from León Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–370
Flights from León Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from León Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Ponferrada to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Leon to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £290–410
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Leon to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Ponferrada to Benavente
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leon to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 980 51 66 23
- %20info@autocaresvivas.es
- Website
- autocaresvivas.es
Bus from Ponferrada to Benavente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Schedules at
- autocaresvivas.es
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Benavente to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £95–220
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Ourense to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £218
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
Want to know more about travelling around United Kingdom
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Train travel in Spain: A guide to Renfe
Read the travel guide
What are the different types of Renfe trains in Spain?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
There are 2641+ hotels available in Edinburgh.



























































