There are 13 ways to get from Turkey to Edinburgh by plane, bus, train, night 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.
Fly Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IST - EDI
7h 58m£152–412Fly Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AYT - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 53m£61–358Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 60 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
39h 49m£436–871Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- 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 5h£355–590Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
33h 39m£600–831Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ADB - EDI
9h 7m£131–271Fly Antalya Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AYT - EDI
8h 3m£85–173Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SAW - EDI
8h 18m£82–312Fly Antalya Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Newcastle (NCL)plane AYT - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 12m£92–427Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
2d 3h£192–357Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Doverbus
- Take the bus from Pencester Road to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 007
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
2d 20hNight train, bus and ferry, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
3d 9h£149–314Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
34h 41m£500–753
Istanbul (IST) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £60 - £360 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs £150 - £420.
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 Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Turkey and Edinburgh is 1802 miles.
The best way to get from Turkey to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 39h 49m and costs £430 - £900.
It takes approximately 7h 58m 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 7h 58m and costs £150 - £420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £190 - £360 and takes 2 days 3h.
What companies run services between Turkey and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Turkish Airlines and KLM fly from Istanbul (IST) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day. 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
- jet2.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–290
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–290
Flights from Antalya Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £120–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–280
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–280
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–280
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
Flights from Antalya Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Antalya Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–280
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Antalya Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–330
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Antalya Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–410
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £80–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £9–12
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £71–76
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–140
- Couchette Carriage
- £80–95
- Seating Carriage
- £55–65
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- 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
- £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
- £8–16
- 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
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 08717 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 Pencester Road to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- 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.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Turkey to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Turkey. It is currently 3:55 AM in Turkey and 1:55 AM in Edinburgh.
Turkey to Edinburgh train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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