There are 3 ways to get from Columbia to Edinburgh by car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Charleston International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Drive from Columbia to Charleston-Airport-CHScar
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CHS - EDI
12h 4m£204–730Fly Columbia to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CAE - EDI
12h 38m£171–611Fly Columbia to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CAE - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 42m£171–640
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Columbia to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £170 - £650 and takes 12h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Columbia to Edinburgh is to drive and fly which takes 12h 4m and costs £200 - £750.
The distance between Columbia and Edinburgh is 4011 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 4m to get from Columbia to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 5h ahead of Columbia. It is currently 3:07 AM in Columbia and 8:07 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2808+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Columbia, SC, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Columbia (CAE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Columbia to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Columbia to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Columbia to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Columbia to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Columbia to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Columbia to Glasgow Airport via Charlotte, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Columbia to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Columbia to Glasgow Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Columbia to Glasgow Airport via Atlanta, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Columbia to Glasgow Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–900
- 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
- [email protected]
- 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
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