There are 7 ways to get from Durham to Edinburgh by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RDU - EDI
13h 28m£343–914Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane RDU - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 6m£173–689Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GSO - EDI
14h 38m£245–822Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Durham to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RIC - EDI
15h 57m£218–790Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Newcastle (NCL)plane RDU - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 28m£264–889Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CLT - EDI
15h 59m£244–757Train to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IAD - EDI
17h 34m£295–818
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £170 - £700 and takes 14h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 28m and costs £340 - £950.
The distance between Durham and Edinburgh is 3718 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 28m to get from Durham to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 4h ahead of Durham. It is currently 6:36 AM in Durham and 10:36 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2768+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Delta, Icelandair, and seven other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- 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
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Durham to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Durham to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Greyhound
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