There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Edinburgh by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DCA - EDI
9h 21m£405–1,419Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IAD - EDI
10h 33m£262–716Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DCA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 16m£321–1,282Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BWI - EDI
11h 53m£282–1,172
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £320 - £1,300 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs £400 - £1,500.
The distance between Washington and Edinburgh is 3484 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Washington to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 4h ahead of Washington. It is currently 11:01 PM in Washington and 3:01 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2557+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
JetBlue Airways, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–650
- 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
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–6
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- £1–2
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- £4–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- £3–150
- Business Class
- £30–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–7
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- £1–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–420
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- £5–330
- First Class
- £75–420
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