There are 2 ways to get from Scotland to Lesbos by plane, train, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane EDI - MJT
10h 16m€170–286Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilenecarferry
46h 32m€299–671
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Lesbos is to fly which costs €170 - €290 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Lesbos is to fly which takes 10h 16m and costs €170 - €290.
The distance between Scotland and Lesbos is 2938 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Lesbos without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 46h 32m and costs €290 - €700.
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Scotland to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 2h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 2:28 PM in Scotland and 4:28 PM in Lesbos.
There are 485+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Scotland and Lesbos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–370
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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