There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Vatican City by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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 Roma Ciampino Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane EDI - CIA
6h 22m€73–226Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane GLA - FCO
6h 51m€46–203Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
19h 3m€474–809Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
29h 31m€394–634Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Vatican Citycar
24h 39m€499–663Train to Newcastle, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane NCL - FCO
7h 17m€112–276Fly Edinburgh Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane EDI - FCO
6h 10m€73–186Fly Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane EDI - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli to Roma Terminitrain
7h 38m€103–241Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane EDI - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Roma Terminitrain
7h 44m€106–311Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Roma Prenestina A1bus
37h 1m€236–480Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
41h 49m€246–523Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Vatican Citycar
25h 40m€374–596
Edinburgh to Vatican City by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Vatican City is to train and fly which costs €45 - €210 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Vatican City is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs €70 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Vatican City. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Plebiscito via London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg Park&Drive and Prenestina/Conti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Vatican City. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Roma Termini via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 3m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Vatican City is 1978 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Vatican City without a car is to train which takes 19h 3m and costs €470 - €850.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Edinburgh to Vatican City, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Vatican City bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Vatican City train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Vatican City is to fly which takes 6h 22m and costs €70 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €470 - €850 and takes 19h 3m, you could also bus, which costs €230 - €480 and takes 37h 1m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Vatican City?
Ryanair flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Roma Termini via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, and Milano Centrale in around 19h 3m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Newcastle to Fiumicino International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Newcastle to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Newcastle to Fiumicino International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Newcastle to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newcastle to Fiumicino International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
- 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
- €23–45
- 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
- €10–18
- 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
- €17–28
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- 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
- €50–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €85–210
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Roma Prenestina A1
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Want to know more about travelling around Vatican City
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Italy Travel Guides
Read the travel guide
Getting to Rome from the airport
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Vatican City bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Vatican City is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:55 AM in Edinburgh and 3:55 AM in Vatican City.
Edinburgh to Vatican City train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Book your Edinburgh to Vatican City train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Edinburgh to Vatican City bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 21575+ hotels available in Vatican City.

































































