There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Tortola by plane, ferry, or train
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 Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS)plane EDI - EIS
16h 45m$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
17h 46m$327–1,172Fly 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
32h 28mTrain 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
18h 21m$404–1,439
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Tortola is to train and fly which costs $320 - $1,200 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Tortola is to fly which takes 16h 45m and costs $340 - $1,300.
The distance between Edinburgh and Tortola is 6554 km.
It takes approximately 16h 45m to get from Edinburgh to Tortola, including transfers.
Tortola is 4h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 12:28 PM in Edinburgh and 8:28 AM in Tortola.
There are 104+ hotels available in Tortola.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Tortola, British Virgin Islands?
KLM, Winair, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) 6 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Newark, San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Newark, Cyril E. King Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- flyliat20.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via London Gatwick, Antigua
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via London Heathrow, Antigua
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- fly-winair.sx
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, St Maarten
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cyril E. King Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
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
- $70–110
- 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
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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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