There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Skellefteå by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly to Skellefteå Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT)plane EDI - SFT
8h 28mkr 1,423–4,723Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N75
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Skellefteåbus
40h 55mkr 6,251–9,575Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Skellefteåbus
2d 7hkr 3,101–6,334Drive, Eurotunnel, train, bus
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Skellefteåcar
42h 42mkr 6,898–9,732Fly to Umeå Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane EDI - UME
- Take the bus from Umeå Universitetssjukhuset to Skellefteå busstationbus
10h 33mFly to Luleå/Kallax Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA)plane EDI - LLA
- Take the bus from Luleå busstation to Skellefteå busstationbus
11h 1m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Skellefteå is to fly which costs 1400 kr - 4800 kr and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Skellefteå is to fly which takes 8h 28m and costs 1400 kr - 4800 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Skellefteå. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Skellefteå via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Stockholm, Cityterminalen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Edinburgh and Skellefteå is 1669 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Skellefteå without a car is to train and bus which takes 40h 55m and costs 6000 kr - 10000 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Edinburgh to Skellefteå, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Skellefteå bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Skellefteå is to fly which takes 8h 28m and costs 1400 kr - 4800 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 3100 kr - 6500 kr and takes 2 days 7h.
Edinburgh to Skellefteå bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Skellefteå is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:46 AM in Edinburgh and 11:46 AM in Skellefteå.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Skellefteå, Sweden?
Scandinavian Airlines, Ryanair, and Norwegian Air International fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Skellefteå via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Stockholm, Cityterminalen in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luleå/Kallax Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luleå/Kallax Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luleå/Kallax Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,600
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,500
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–3,100
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,100
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,518
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,518
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 180–370
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 220–360
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 390–650
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 500–850
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Skellefteå
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Skellefteå
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,300
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- [email protected]
- Website
- Länstrafiken Västerbotten
Bus from Umeå Universitetssjukhuset to Skellefteå busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Länstrafiken Västerbotten
Bus from Luleå busstation to Skellefteå busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Länstrafiken Västerbotten
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