There are 11 ways to get from Sicily to Edinburgh 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CTA - EDI
6h 37m£61–223Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Naples - Bus Station to 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 22m£392–713Car ferry, bus, train via Chambéry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Chambérybus
- Take the train from Chambéry to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
41h 18m£401–916Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
2d 5h£159–304Fly Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TPS - EDI
8h 21m£107–332Fly 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 46m£74–238Fly 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
12h 24m£76–250Fly Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PMO - EDI
7h£63–255Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CIY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 55m£74–254Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 8h£298–520Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo-Via Libertà to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Linesbus
- Take the bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 11h
Sicily to Edinburgh by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £60 - £230 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs £60 - £230.
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, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Sicily and Edinburgh is 1555 miles.
The best way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh without a car is to train and bus which takes 40h 22m and costs £390 - £750.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Sicily to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Sicily to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs £60 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £150 - £310 and takes 2 days 5h.
Sicily to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Sicily. It is currently 2:04 AM in Sicily and 1:04 AM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet, Jet2.com, and two other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, and London Victoria in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–320
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–320
Flights from Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–320
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 Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–290
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Linate, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Linate, London City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Perrache to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £90–120
- 1st Class
- £120–150
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £55–80
- Comfort
- £65–90
- Premium
- £90–120
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £70–110
- Comfort
- £85–120
- Premium
- £110–150
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
Train from Chambéry to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £100–370
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £100–160
- 1st Class
- £220–370
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £150–220
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–18
- 1st Class
- £23–35
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–340
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £110–170
- 1st Class
- £240–340
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Naples - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from Palermo-Via Libertà to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- 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
- £29–34
- 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
- £60–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- £60–95
- Cabin
- £110–140
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