There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Isle of Man by plane, car, car ferry, train, bus, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane EDI - IOM
2h 56m$125–297Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 183 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 170
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
12h 27m$67–203Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Heyshamcar
- Take the car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
6h 51m$68–168Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
7h 53m$113–214Bus, bus and ferry, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Larne Harbourtrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Port of Larne to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
15h 49m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Isle of Man is to drive and car ferry which costs $65 - $170 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Isle of Man is to fly which takes 2h 56m and costs $120 - $300.
The distance between Edinburgh and Isle of Man is 236 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Isle of Man without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 7h 53m and costs $110 - $220.
It takes approximately 2h 56m to get from Edinburgh to Isle of Man, including transfers.
There are 145+ hotels available in Isle of Man.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Isle of Man?
Loganair and Aer Lingus fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) once daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $11–22
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–90
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Standard fare
- $90
- Foot Passenger
- $44
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Port of Larne to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
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