There are 13 ways to get from Turkey to Edinburgh by bus, plane, night train, train, car, car train, busferry, 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.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)IST - EDI
8h 33m£82–256Fly Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)AYT - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
8h 49m£62–248Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
39h 22m£67–129Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Paris l'EstNj
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
2d 6h£291–809Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
33h 38mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SAW - EDI
8h 15m£120–180Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)ADB - EDI
9h 29m£76–221Fly Antalya Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)AYT - EDI
8h£65–153Fly Antalya Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Newcastle (NCL)AYT - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
9h 16m£75–287Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurt41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
40h 27m£284–769Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
2d 3h£177–262Night train, bus and ferry, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
3d 9h£104–249Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburgh
34h 39m£504–740
Istanbul (IST) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £65 - £160 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 8h and costs £65 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Complex Apusului, Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Meidling, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Turkey and Edinburgh is 1802 miles.
The best way to get from Turkey to Edinburgh without a car is to night train and bus and train which takes 39h 22m and costs £65 - £130.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Turkey to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Turkey to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Turkey to Edinburgh train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs £120 - £180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £170 - £270 and takes 2 days 3h.
What companies run services between Turkey and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Pegasus Airlines flies from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İskenderpaşa to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, İstanbul Esenler bus station, București, Autogara Militari, Complex Apusului, Gara de Nord, Bucharest, and London Victoria in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–250
Flights from Antalya Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–320
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–340
Flights from Antalya Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–360
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–280
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–290
Flights from Antalya Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
Flights from Antalya Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Antalya Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–250
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
Flights from Antalya Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Antalya Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–380
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £16–22
- 1st Class
- £21–28
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–80
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Wien Meidling to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £80–100
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.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
- 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
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- 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
- 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
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Turkey to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Edinburgh is 3h behind Turkey. It is currently 10:42 PM in Turkey and 7:42 PM in Edinburgh.
Turkey to Edinburgh train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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