There are 6 ways to get from Raleigh to Edinburgh by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RDU - EDI
12h 57m£342–912Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane RDU - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
13h 35m£173–637Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GSO - EDI
13h 55m£256–839Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Newcastle (NCL)plane RDU - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 2m£233–837Bus to Wilmington International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transitbus
- Fly from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ILM - EDI
17h 4m£190–652Train to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IAD - EDI
16h 27m£283–800
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £170 - £650 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 12h 57m and costs £340 - £950.
The distance between Raleigh and Edinburgh is 3714 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 57m to get from Raleigh to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 5h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 1:31 AM in Raleigh and 6:31 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2742+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Delta, JetBlue Airways, and seven other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 3 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charlotte, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Wilmington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
- 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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- 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
- £50–80
- 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
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- Greyhound
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