There are 11 ways to get from Portugal to Edinburgh by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, 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.
Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OPO - EDI
5h 48m£67–202Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lisbon to Santandercar
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburghcar
36h 25m£324–945Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
36h 28m£321–521Train, bus
- Take the train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Guardatrain Ic
- Take the train from Guarda to Vilar Formosotrain Re
- Take the bus from Vilar Formoso to Narbonnebus
- Take the train from Narbonne 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
37h 35m£489–767Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LIS - EDI
6h 17m£79–208Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane OPO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 36m£73–237Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LIS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 5m£80–273Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Newcastle (NCL)plane OPO - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 14m£94–257Bus, train via London
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
40h 52m£234–399Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
43h 19m£189–506Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lisbon to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
27h 46m£483–661
Portugal to Edinburgh by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £65 - £210 and takes 5h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 48m and costs £65 - £210.
The distance between Portugal and Edinburgh is 1065 miles.
The best way to get from Portugal to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 28m and costs £320 - £550.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Portugal to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There are 2800+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Portugal and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair and easyJet fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Guarda to Vilar Formoso
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Narbonne to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £170–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vilar Formoso to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- National Express
- 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
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