There are 10 ways to get from Sicily to Edinburgh by plane, train, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CTA - EDI
6h 33m£68–153Train, bus via Lyon
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache 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
40h 44m£436–761Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Marseillebus
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles 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
42h 23m£466–746Fly Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TPS - EDI
9h 1m£72–492Fly Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PMO - EDI
7h£68–185Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CTA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 11m£79–368Fly Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PMO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 33m£69–220Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Bruxelles - Rue du Progrèsbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
45h 24m£482–724Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Luxembourg Park&Drivebus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
2d 6h£321–576Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Naples - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh - Regent Roadbus
2d 6h£246–476
Sicily to Edinburgh by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £65 - £160 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs £65 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Palermo Piazza Cairoli, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Sicily and Edinburgh is 1553 miles.
The best way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh without a car is to train and bus via Lyon which takes 40h 44m and costs £430 - £800.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Sicily to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Sicily to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs £65 - £160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £320 - £600 and takes 2 days 6h.
Sicily to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Luxembourg Park&Drive station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Sicily. It is currently 9:30 PM in Sicily and 8:30 PM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Jet2.com, easyJet, and Ryanair fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo Piazza Cairoli, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–260
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–330
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Perrache to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £160–270
- 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
- £65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- 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
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh - Regent Road
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £260–370
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Luxembourg Park&Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £250–340
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Naples - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £120–220
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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