There are 13 ways to get from Spain to Scotland by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), or car ferry
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Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAD - EDI
5h 53m£57–154Bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ALC - GLA
6h 23m£35–103Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
16h 55m£153–576Bus, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
25h 49m£105–380Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
21h 15mFly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BCN - EDI
5h 53m£54–135Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PMI - EDI
5h 47m£64–134Fly Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AGP - EDI
6h£47–132Fly Málaga Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AGP - GLA
5h 56m£42–112Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PMI - GLA
5h 33m£54–134Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
17h 49m£187–608Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Calaisbus
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
31h 56m£75–230Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Glasgowcar
22h 13m£306–462
Spain to Scotland by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Scotland is to bus and fly which costs £35 - £110 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Scotland is to fly which takes 5h 33m and costs £50 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain station to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Scotland. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya and arriving at Glasgow Central via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 49m.
The distance between Spain and Scotland is 1093 miles.
The best way to get from Spain to Scotland without a car is to train which takes 16h 55m and costs £150 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Spain to Scotland, including transfers.
Spain to Scotland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Spain to Scotland train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Scotland is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs £55 - £160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £150 - £600 and takes 16h 55m, you could also bus, which costs £70 - £230 and takes 31h 56m.
What companies run services between Spain and Scotland?
Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya to Glasgow Central via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 16h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–105
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–80
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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