There are 10 ways to get from Rota to Edinburgh by plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car ferry, 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 from Jerez Airport
best- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane XRY - EDI
9h 15m£88–308Bus, bus to Faro Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Rota to Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastianbus
- Take the bus from Seville to Farobus
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FAO - EDI
11h 43m£75–193Train
- Take the train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Narbonnetrain
- 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
27h 20m£542–832Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de El Puerto de Santa María to Irunbus
- Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
31h 26m£452–730Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rota to Santandercar
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburghcar
37h 55m£329–966Train to Seville Airport, fly
- Take the train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SVQ - EDI
8h 12m£84–197Train, bus
- Take the train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
- Take the train from Nantes 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
34h 9m£427–694Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de El Puerto de Santa María to Madrid Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
44h 3m£139–344Bus, train via Sheffield
- Take the bus from Rota to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardobus
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
47h 34m£436–705Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rota to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
29h 16m£501–687
Rota to Edinburgh by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rota to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £80 - £200 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Rota to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 8h 12m and costs £80 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Rota to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Rota and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Estación de Autobuses de El Puerto de Santa María, Estación Sur de Autobuses, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Rota to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Puerto De Santa Maria and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Narbonne, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 20m.
The distance between Rota and Edinburgh is 1377 miles.
The best way to get from Rota to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 27h 20m and costs £500 - £850.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Rota to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Rota to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Socibus, depart from Estación de Autobuses de El Puerto de Santa María station.
Rota to Edinburgh train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Puerto De Santa Maria station.
The best way to get from Rota to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 9h 15m and costs £85 - £310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £500 - £850 and takes 27h 20m, you could also bus, which costs £130 - £350 and takes 44h 3m.
What companies run services between Rota, Spain and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Iberia, Vueling Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rota to Edinburgh Waverley via El Puerto de Santa María, Puerto De Santa Maria, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Narbonne, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 27h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Jerez Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
Flights from Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Seville Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Seville Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Jerez Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Jerez Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Puerto De Santa Maria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- 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
- £180–270
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- 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 King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- Socibus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de El Puerto de Santa María to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Socibus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de El Puerto de Santa María to Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Socibus
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- informacion@tgcomes.es
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Rota to Sevilla Estación Prado De San Sebastian
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Rota to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Algeciras to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Rota to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Socibus, arrive at Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Rota. It is currently 8:05 PM in Rota and 7:05 PM in Edinburgh.
Rota to Edinburgh train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
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