There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Umeå by plane, train, bus, car, or car 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 to Umeå Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane EDI - UME
7h 21mkr 926–3,826Train, 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 train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstationbus
38h 4mkr 6,846–12,189Bus
- 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 Umeå Shell Tegbus
2d 5hkr 3,493–4,910Drive, 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 Umeåcar
42h 3mkr 6,928–9,575Fly to Skellefteå Airport, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT)plane EDI - SFT
- Drive from Skelleftea-Airport-SFT to Umeåcar
8h 48mkr 1,426–4,526Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Umeå Centralstationtrain 94 / ...
41h 46mkr 5,846–8,789
Edinburgh to Umeå by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Umeå is to fly which costs 900 kr - 3900 kr and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Umeå is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs 900 kr - 3900 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Umeå. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Umeå Shell Teg via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Stockholm, Cityterminalen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Umeå station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Umeå Centralstation via London St Pancras, Bruxelles-Midi, Hamburg-Harburg and Stockholm Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 46m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Umeå is 1585 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Umeå without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h 4m and costs 6500 kr - 13000 kr.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Edinburgh to Umeå, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Umeå bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Umeå train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Umeå is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs 900 kr - 3900 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 3400 kr - 5000 kr and takes 2 days 5h, you could also train, which costs 5500 kr - 9000 kr and takes 41h 46m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Umeå, Sweden?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air International fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Umeå Airport (UME) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Umeå Shell Teg via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Stockholm, Cityterminalen in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Umeå Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,100
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–3,900
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,500
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,546
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,546
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–330
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,100
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Umeå Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 77 133 44 44
- Website
- ybuss.se
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,200
- Website
- https://www.ybuss.se/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Shell Teg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,020–1,060
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Umeå bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Umeå is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:34 AM in Edinburgh and 5:34 AM in Umeå.
Edinburgh to Umeå train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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