There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Sardinia by plane, train, or 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 Alghero
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alghero (AHO)plane EDI - AHO
8h 15m€107–254Fly Edinburgh Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane EDI - OLB
6h 5m€87–192Train, 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 Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Sete to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
39h 2m€570–883Train, ferry via Strasbourg
- 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 Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Toulontrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
39h 47m€584–974Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane GLA - OLB
8h 41m€89–248Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane GLA - CAG
9h 27m€109–239
Edinburgh to Sardinia by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Sardinia is to fly which costs €85 - €200 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sardinia is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €85 - €200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Sardinia is 1935 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Sardinia without a car is to train and ferry which takes 39h 2m and costs €550 - €900.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Edinburgh to Sardinia, including transfers.
Sardinia is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:12 AM in Edinburgh and 8:12 AM in Sardinia.
There are 3153+ hotels available in Sardinia.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Sardinia, Italy?
Ryanair, easyJet, and ITA Airways fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alghero (AHO) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
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
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Sete to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
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