There are 10 ways to get from Sicily to Edinburgh by plane, car ferry, bus, or train
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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£63–143Fly Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TPS - EDI
9h 1m£62–182Car ferry, bus, train via Montpellier
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France 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
44h 15m£496–791Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Dortmund Hbfbus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 2hFly 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 16m£75–168Fly 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 43m£70–210Fly Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PMO - EDI
7h£68–155Bus
- 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£169–496Bus, train
- Take the bus from PALERMO via Sciuti Liberta' to Alcamo via Gulliverbus
- Take the bus from Alcamo SP55 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 Birmingham Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 6h£283–549Car 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£316–511
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £60 - £150 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs £60 - £150.
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 1553 miles.
The best way to get from Sicily to Edinburgh without a car is to car ferry and bus and train via Montpellier which takes 44h 15m and costs £490 - £800.
It takes approximately 6h 33m 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 33m and costs £60 - £150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £160 - £500 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 9:01 PM in Sicily and 8:01 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, 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 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 (0)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
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £180–250
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- 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
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- 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
- £50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Alcamo SP55 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from PALERMO via Sciuti Liberta' to Alcamo via Gulliver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
- 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
- £80–130
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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