There are 10 ways to get from Venice to Edinburgh by plane, train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VCE - EDI
5h 32m£64–179Train
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Fr
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
18h 45m£311–556Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
36h 3m£129–208Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Venice to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
22h 3mFly Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TSF - EDI
8h 33m£69–246Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane VCE - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 1m£87–244Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Newcastle (NCL)plane VCE - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h£105–343Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- 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 King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 7m£330–628Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bologna to Gentbus
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
40h 19mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Venice to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
23h 3m£295–438
Venice to Edinburgh by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £60 - £180 and takes 5h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs £60 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Venezia, Tronchetto and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Venice to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Venezia S. Lucia and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 7m.
The distance between Venice and Edinburgh is 1020 miles.
The best way to get from Venice to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 18h 45m and costs £310 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Venice to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Venice to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Venezia, Tronchetto station.
Venice to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Venezia S. Lucia station.
The best way to get from Venice to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs £60 - £180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £310 - £600 and takes 18h 45m, you could also bus, which costs £120 - £210 and takes 36h 3m.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair, Ryanair UK, and six other airlines fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Venezia S. Lucia to Edinburgh Waverley via Milano Centrale, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 18h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £65–95
- 2nd Class
- £50–70
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- £85–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £85–130
- Comfort
- £100–140
- Premium
- £130–180
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £55–80
- Comfort
- £65–90
- Premium
- £90–120
- 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
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £150–220
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–18
- 1st Class
- £23–35
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £55–85
- 1st Class
- £110–160
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–340
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £110–170
- 1st Class
- £240–340
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £24–35
- 1st Class
- £45–60
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £90–120
- 1st Class
- £120–150
- 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
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- £30–40
- Smart Flex
- £30–40
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Gent
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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
- £45–60
- 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
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Venice to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Venice. It is currently 8:56 AM in Venice and 7:56 AM in Edinburgh.
Venice to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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