There are 12 ways to get from Sicily to Edinburgh by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), car ferry, 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 Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)PMO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
12h 17m£95–310Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)CTA - EDI
6h 34m£61–173Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma TerminiIc
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Marseille St Charles
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
42h 38m£241–803Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Marseille St Charles
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
43h 21m£245–790Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo
- Take the bus from Parma to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
2d 3h£129–336Fly Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)TPS - EDI
11h 23m£82–242Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)CTA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
12h 44m£83–248Fly Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)PMO - EDI
6h 57m£68–145Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)CIY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
8h 58m£73–284Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CTA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
10h 22m£83–223Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Take the bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
2d 6h£171–494Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North Station
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
2d 9h
Sicily to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £65 - £150 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs £60 - £180.
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 Via Tommaso Fazello, Parma, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
No, there is no direct train from Sicily to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Palermo Notarbartolo and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Marseille St Charles, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 38m.
The distance between Sicily and Edinburgh is 1549 miles.
The best way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 42h 38m and costs £240 - £850.
It takes approximately 12h 17m to get from Sicily to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Sicily to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, depart from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello station.
Sicily to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh is to train which takes 42h 38m and costs £240 - £850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £120 - £340 and takes 2 days 3h, you could also fly, which costs £80 - £250 and takes 11h 23m.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Edinburgh Waverley via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Marseille St Charles, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 42h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello, Parma, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Linate, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Linate, London City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–950
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
- 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
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Parma to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–27
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Sicily to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, arrive at Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Sicily. It is currently 6:12 AM in Sicily and 5:12 AM in Edinburgh.
Sicily to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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