There are 6 ways to get from Umeå to Edinburgh by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Umeå Airport
best- Fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane UME - EDI
8h 45m£65–266Train, bus via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Umeå Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 93 / ...
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
38h 11m£501–770Bus
- Take the bus from Umeå Busstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
2d 5h£245–537Drive, bus, train, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Umeå to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain Ter
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
40h 57m£511–725Drive to Skellefteå Airport, fly
- Drive from Umeå to Skelleftea-Airport-SFTcar
- Fly from Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SFT - EDI
7h 47m£100–302Train, bus
- Take the train from Umeå Centralstation to Arlanda Centralstationtrain 93 / ...
- Take the bus from Arlanda Airport Terminal 5 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 400 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 6h£352–658
Umeå to Edinburgh by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Umeå to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £65 - £270 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Umeå to Edinburgh is to drive and fly which takes 7h 47m and costs £100 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Umeå station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Umeå Busstation and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Stockholm, Cityterminalen, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Umeå and Edinburgh is 991 miles.
The best way to get from Umeå to Edinburgh without a car is to train and bus via Amsterdam which takes 38h 11m and costs £500 - £800.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Umeå to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Umeå to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Y-buss, depart from Umeå Busstation.
The best way to get from Umeå to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs £65 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £240 - £550 and takes 2 days 5h.
Umeå to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Y-buss, arrive at Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Umeå. It is currently 9:31 AM in Umeå and 8:31 AM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Umeå, Sweden and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Norwegian Air International, Scandinavian Airlines, and Finnair fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Umeå Busstation to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Stockholm, Cityterminalen, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and London Victoria in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Umeå Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm, Billund
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Umeå Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vaasa, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–360
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Umeå Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Umeå Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Umeå Centralstation to Arlanda Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £46–50
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +46 77 133 44 44
- Website
- ybuss.se
Bus from Umeå Busstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.ybuss.se/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Arlanda Airport Terminal 5 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- National Express
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