There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Orsières by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane EDI - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Martignytrain
8h 28mCHF 117–301Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane EDI - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Martignytrain
11h 10mCHF 101–245Train, bus, drive
- 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 Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus 779
- Drive from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Orsièrescar
15h 26mCHF 480–760Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Aostabus
- Take the bus from Aosta, Autostazione to Orsières, garebus 211
24h 24mCHF 311–467Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Orsièrescar
17h 4mCHF 378–501Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Martignytrain
10h 8mCHF 183–381Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Martignytrain
10h 7mCHF 108–337Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane EDI - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Martignytrain
10h 52mCHF 129–325Train, drive
- 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 Bellegardetrain Ter
- Take the train from Bellegarde to St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayettrain Ter
- Drive from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Orsièrescar
17h 9mCHF 381–601Train, bus via London
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Aostabus
- Take the bus from Aosta, Autostazione to Orsières, garebus 211
26h 14mCHF 267–505Bus
- 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 Aostabus
- Take the bus from Aosta, Autostazione to Orsières, garebus 211
31h 25mCHF 131–212Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Orsièrescar
18h 5mCHF 281–461
Edinburgh to Orsières by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Orsières is to fly and bus and train which costs SFr 100 - SFr 250 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Orsières is to fly and train which takes 8h 28m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 310.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Orsières. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Orsières, gare via London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon and Aosta, Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 25m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Orsières is 1427 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Orsières without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 24m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 470.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Edinburgh to Orsières, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Orsières bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Orsières bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Orsières is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:30 PM in Edinburgh and 4:30 PM in Orsières.
There are 3320+ hotels available in Orsières.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Orsières, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Orsières, gare via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon, and Aosta, Autostazione in around 31h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Martigny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chambéry to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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