There are 3 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)DCA - EDI
9h 33m£578–1,783Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)DCA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
11h 12m£214–898Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)IAD - EDI
10h 25m£272–566
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 £210 - £900 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 9h 33m and costs £550 - £1,800.
The distance between Washington and Edinburgh is 3484 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Washington to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 5h ahead of Washington. It is currently 12:09 AM in Washington and 5:09 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2507+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- 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
- £330–1,500
- 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
- £170–650
- 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
- £17–18
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- 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
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- 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
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