There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari by train, plane, ferry, bus, or car ferry
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane GLA - CAG
9h 31m€109–239Fly Edinburgh Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane EDI - CAG
8h 41m€82–223Train, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Toulontrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
35h 2m€484–840Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Genoabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Biancacarferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNObus
2d 4h€218–346Train to Newcastle, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane NCL - CAG
11h 7m€160–272Fly Edinburgh Airport to Alghero, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alghero (AHO)plane EDI - AHO
- Take the bus from Fermata di AEROPORTO FERTILIA to Fermata di MACOMER AUTOSTAZIONEbus
- Take the train from Macomer to Cagliaritrain
12h 1m€138–296Fly Edinburgh Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane EDI - OLB
- Take the train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliaritrain
10h 35m€117–247
Edinburgh to Cagliari by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari is to fly and train which costs €110 - €250 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari is to fly which takes 8h 41m and costs €80 - €230.
The distance between Edinburgh and Cagliari is 2194 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari without a car is to train and ferry which takes 35h 2m and costs €480 - €850.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Edinburgh to Cagliari, including transfers.
Cagliari is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:31 AM in Edinburgh and 5:31 AM in Cagliari.
There are 3150+ hotels available in Cagliari.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Cagliari, Italy?
easyJet, Aeroitalia, and FlexFlight ApS fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Newcastle to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alghero via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
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