There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Cefalù by train, plane, bus, or train (Eurostar, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane GLA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalutrain
10h 59m€99–301Fly Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane EDI - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalutrain
8h 25m€92–261Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Basel to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Cefalutrain Re
35h 26m€646–969Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozentrain Nj
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Cefalutrain Ic
44h 2m€672–1,130Fly Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane EDI - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Terminal Busbus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalutrain
12h 5m€114–634Train to Newcastle, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane NCL - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalutrain
9h 51m€108–361Fly Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EDI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Termini Imeresetrain
10h 45m€111–226Train, bus via Rome
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus
- Take the bus from Palermo - Via Balsamo to Cefalùbus
2d€514–899Bus
- 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 Park&Drive to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
- Take the bus from Palermo - Via Balsamo to Cefalùbus
2d 7h€384–552
Edinburgh to Cefalù by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Cefalù is to fly and train which costs €110 - €230 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Cefalù is to fly and train which takes 8h 25m and costs €90 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Cefalù. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Cefalù via London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg Park&Drive and Palermo - Via Balsamo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Cefalù. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Cefalu via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Bolzano Bozen and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 2m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Cefalù is 2552 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Cefalù without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 26m and costs €600 - €1000.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Edinburgh to Cefalù, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Cefalù bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Cefalù train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Cefalù is to train which takes 44h 2m and costs €650 - €1200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €380 - €550 and takes 2 days 7h.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Cefalù, Italy?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cefalu via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Bolzano Bozen, and Roma Termini in around 44h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Cefalù via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg Park&Drive, Palermo Piazza Cairoli, and Palermo - Via Balsamo in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trapani Airport via Weeze
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Newcastle to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newcastle to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Termini Imerese
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Cefalu
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–94
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €90–94
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €25–31
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Basel to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €290–400
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
Bus from Palermo - Via Balsamo to Cefalù
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
Bus from Palermo - Via Balsamo to Cefalù
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Cefalù bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cefalù is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:21 AM in Edinburgh and 10:21 AM in Cefalù.
Edinburgh to Cefalù train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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