There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Volterra by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), 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 Florence Peretola Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane EDI - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana Ttrain
- Take the bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arcobus
9h 11m€118–278Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane GLA - PSA
- Take the bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arcobus
8h 54m€93–277Train
- 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 Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Certaldotrain Re
21h 17m€543–844Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Volterracar
22h 34m€478–644Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane MAN - PSA
- Take the bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arcobus
10h 52m€131–287Fly Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane EDI - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana Ttrain
- Take the bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arcobus
11h 10m€113–321Train, 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 Turinbus
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Cecinatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Cecina Stazione to Volterra Porta All'arcobus 790
26h 31m€449–695Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Volterracar
23h 35m€370–598
Edinburgh to Volterra by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Volterra is to train and fly and bus which costs €90 - €280 and takes 8h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Volterra is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 54m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Volterra. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Certaldo via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 17m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Volterra is 1819 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Volterra without a car is to train which takes 21h 17m and costs €500 - €850.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Edinburgh to Volterra, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Volterra train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Volterra is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:11 PM in Edinburgh and 5:11 PM in Volterra.
Edinburgh to Volterra train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
There are 2256+ hotels available in Volterra.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Volterra, Italy?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Volterra via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, Firenze S.M.N., and Certaldo in around 21h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pisa International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pisa International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana T
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Certaldo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana T
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
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)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Lingotto to Cecina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- 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
- €21–35
- 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
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- [email protected]
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
Bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
Bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
Bus from Pontedera to Volterra Porta All'arco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
Bus from Cecina Stazione to Volterra Porta All'arco
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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