There are 10 ways to get from Venice to Edinburgh by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, night train, car, car train, 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 42m£57–148Train
- 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 2m£381–644Bus, train
- Take the bus from Venice Tronchetto Train Station to Bologna Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
32h 19mNight train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Venezia S. Lucia to Rosenheimnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Rosenheim 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
26h 57m£319–577Fly Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TSF - EDI
7h 53m£83–242Fly 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 24m£62–233Fly 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 8m£98–243Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
34h 55m£163–281Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Venice to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
22h 6m£412–558Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Venice to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
23h 2m£330–527
Venice to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £55 - £150 and takes 5h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs £55 - £150.
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 - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 55m.
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 2m.
The distance between Venice and Edinburgh is 1013 miles.
The best way to get from Venice to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 19h 2m and costs £380 - £650.
It takes approximately 5h 42m 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 42m and costs £55 - £150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £380 - £650 and takes 19h 2m, you could also bus, which costs £160 - £290 and takes 34h 55m.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Venezia S. Lucia to Edinburgh Waverley via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 19h 2m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- 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
- £50–140
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- £60–90
- 2nd Class
- £50–70
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Venezia S. Lucia to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–88
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £82–88
- Couchette Carriage
- £50–65
- Seating Carriage
- £28–34
Night train from Rosenheim to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £90–110
- Couchette Carriage
- £65–75
- Seating Carriage
- £40–50
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Venice Tronchetto Train Station to Bologna Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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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 12:58 PM in Venice and 11:58 AM in Edinburgh.
Venice to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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