There are 7 ways to get from Saint Helier to Edinburgh by plane, ferry, 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 to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane JER - EDI
3h 35m£72–174Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane JER - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 28m£54–233Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Pooleferry
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 1m£140–410Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Pooleferry
- Take the bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 035
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
18h 8m£94–302Ferry, train via Birmingham
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Portsmouth International Portferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 8m£106–485Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Newcastle (NCL)plane JER - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 54m£91–241Ferry, bus via Birmingham
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Portsmouth International Portferry
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 160
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 183 / ...
26h 4m£82–325
Jersey Airport (JER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saint Helier to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £50 - £240 and takes 4h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Saint Helier to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs £70 - £180.
The distance between Saint Helier and Edinburgh is 485 miles.
The best way to get from Saint Helier to Edinburgh without a car is to ferry and train which takes 12h 1m and costs £140 - £410.
It takes approximately 3h 35m to get from Saint Helier to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There are 826+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Saint Helier, Jersey and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet and Loganair fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Jersey Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–130
Flights from Jersey Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Jersey Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Jersey Airport to Newcastle via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Ferry from Jersey St Helier to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Jersey St Helier to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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