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$355–1,239Train 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 14m$349–1,184Fly 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
21h 37m$423–1,458
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 $340 - $1,200 and takes 16h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Tortola is to train and fly which takes 16h 14m and costs $340 - $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 10:24 PM in Edinburgh and 5:24 PM in Tortola.
There are 107+ hotels available in Tortola.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Tortola, British Virgin Islands?
KLM, Winair, and six other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) once 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
- $320–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
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
- $350–1,300
- 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
- $320–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
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
- $350–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- flyliat20.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via London Gatwick, Antigua
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via London Gatwick, Antigua
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
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
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- 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
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Ferry from Red Hook, St Thomas to West End, Tortola
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- islandtimewatertaxi.com
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