There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Cortona by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane EDI - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Camuccia-Cortonatrain
8h 13m€121–282Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane GLA - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Camuccia-Cortonatrain
10h 22m€77–237Train
- 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 Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Camuccia-Cortonatrain Re
21h 15m€460–744Train, 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 bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Camuccia-Cortonatrain Re
33h 4m€483–723Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cortonacar
23h 16m€488–654Fly Edinburgh Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane EDI - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Camuccia-Cortonatrain
9h 41m€100–217Fly Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane EDI - CIA
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Camuccia-Cortonatrain
9h 38m€85–256Fly Edinburgh Airport to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport (PEG)plane EDI - PEG
- Take the train from Perugia to Camuccia-Cortonatrain
13h 53m€98–252Fly Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane EDI - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Camuccia-Cortonatrain
10h 11m€116–325Bus, train
- Take the bus from North St David Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 839
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Arezzotrain Ic
40h 35m€207–371Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Perugiabus 485
- Take the bus from Perugia - Bus Terminal to Terontola Stazionebus
47h 47m€229–358Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Cortonacar
24h 17m€380–608
Edinburgh to Cortona by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Cortona is to fly and train which costs €85 - €260 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Cortona is to fly and train which takes 8h 13m and costs €120 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Cortona. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Cortona Piazza Mercato via London Victoria, Munich central bus station, Perugia - Bus Terminal and Terontola Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Cortona. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Camuccia-Cortona via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 15m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Cortona is 1831 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Cortona without a car is to train which takes 21h 15m and costs €460 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Edinburgh to Cortona, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Cortona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Cortona train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Cortona is to train which takes 21h 15m and costs €460 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €220 - €360 and takes 47h 47m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Cortona, Italy?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Camuccia-Cortona via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Firenze S.M.N. in around 21h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Cortona Piazza Mercato via London Victoria, Munich central bus station, Perugia - Bus Terminal, and Terontola Stazione in around 47h 47m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport via Dublin, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport via London City, Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Camuccia-Cortona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Camuccia-Cortona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Camuccia-Cortona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Camuccia-Cortona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Camuccia-Cortona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Perugia to Camuccia-Cortona
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Camuccia-Cortona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Camuccia-Cortona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
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)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Arezzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Arezzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- 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
- +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
- €130–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Perugia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from North St David Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 44101
- [email protected]
- Website
- fsbusitalia.it
Bus from Perugia - Bus Terminal to Terontola Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- Busitalia Umbria
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Cortona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cortona is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:41 PM in Edinburgh and 3:41 PM in Cortona.
Edinburgh to Cortona train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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