There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Tortola by plane, ferry, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS)plane EDI - EIS
17h 30m$345–1,239Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS)plane GLA - EIS
16h 15m$338–1,183Fly Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cyril E. King Airport (STT)plane EDI - STT
- Take the ferry from Red Hook, St Thomas to West End, Tortolaferry
30h 13mTrain to Newcastle, fly to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS)plane NCL - EIS
20h 27m$421–1,456
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Tortola is to train and fly which costs $330 - $1,200 and takes 16h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Tortola is to train and fly which takes 16h 15m and costs $330 - $1,200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Tortola is 6554 km.
It takes approximately 17h 30m to get from Edinburgh to Tortola, including transfers.
Tortola is 5h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 4:36 AM in Edinburgh and 11:36 PM in Tortola.
There are 106+ hotels available in Tortola.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Tortola, British Virgin Islands?
KLM, Winair, and eight other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- flyliat20.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via London Gatwick, Antigua
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Paris Orly, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via London Gatwick, Antigua
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Newark, San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Boston, San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Ferry from Red Hook, St Thomas to West End, Tortola
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- Island Time Water Taxi
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