There are 10 ways to get from Sandown to Edinburgh by ferry, train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, train via London
best- Take the ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pierferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to Guildfordtrain
- Take the train from Guildford to Vauxhalltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 40m£178–268Ferry to Southampton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pierferry
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOU - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 4m£73–246Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Ryde Hoverport to Southsea Hoverportferry
- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 030
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
14h 20m£85–153Ferry, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pierferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to Eastleightrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
6h 5m£108–237Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pierferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to Winchestertrain
- Take the train from Winchester to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 34m£229–360Catamaran, bus
- Take the ferry from Ryde Pier Head Terminal to Portsmouthferry
- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to Glastonbury Festival Coach Parkbus G30
- Take the bus from Glastonbury Festival Coach Park to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus G3
18h 57m£111–192Ferry, train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pierferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
6h 28m£136–385Ferry, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pierferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to Horshamtrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
6h 42m£91–207Ferry, bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pierferry
- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
6h 59m£100–296Ferry, bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pierferry
- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 3m£100–385
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sandown to Edinburgh is to ferry and bus which costs £85 - £160 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sandown to Edinburgh is to ferry and train and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs £100 - £240.
The distance between Sandown and Edinburgh is 481 miles.
The best way to get from Sandown to Edinburgh without a car is to ferry and train via London which takes 8h 40m and costs £170 - £270.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Sandown to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There are 2808+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Sandown, Isle of Wight, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Sandown to Edinburgh. However, you can take the train to Ryde Pier Head, walk to Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier, walk to Portsmouth Harbour, take the train to Guildford, take the train to Vauxhall, walk to Vauxhall station, take the subway to King's Cross St. Pancras station, walk to London Kings Cross, then take the train to Edinburgh Waverley. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Heights to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Transport Interchange, Ryde Hoverport, Southsea Hoverport, Hovertravel Stop, The Hard Interchange, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, and London Victoria in around 14h 20m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–260
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to Guildford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Guildford to Vauxhall
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to Eastleigh
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to Winchester
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to Eastleigh
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Winchester to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £200–310
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Southern
- 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
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Hard Interchange to Glastonbury Festival Coach Park
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Glastonbury Festival Coach Park to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0333 999 7333
- Website
- Wightlink
Ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Wightlink
Ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Wightlink
Ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Wightlink
Ferry from Ryde Pier Head Terminal to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- Wightlink
Ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Wightlink
Ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Wightlink
Ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Wightlink
Ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Wightlink
Ferry from Ryde Pier Head Ferry Terminal to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Wightlink
- Phone
- +44 1983 717700
- info@hovertravel.com
- Website
- Hovertravel
Ferry from Ryde Hoverport to Southsea Hoverport
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–24
- Website
- Hovertravel
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