There are 12 ways to get from France to Scotland by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CDG - EDI
4h 57m£70–180Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CRL - EDI
6h 23m£55–196Train
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central
8h 17m£242–432Bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 1700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
20h 16m£77–257Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Paris to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
11h 10m£264–341Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CDG - GLA
4h 39m£63–175Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane CDG - ABZ
5h 17m£79–237Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NCE - EDI
5h 47m£62–173Bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BVA - EDI
6h 18m£57–196Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Newcastle (NCL)plane CDG - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 20m£112–299Bus via Milton Keynes
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 595 / ...
20h 54m£106–256Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Paris to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Glasgowcar
12h 12m£156–271
France to Scotland by subway, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Scotland is to train and fly which costs £55 - £200 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from France to Scotland is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs £60 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from France to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Pont Sully - Quai de Béthune and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from France to Scotland. However, there are services departing from Cité and arriving at Glasgow Central via Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 17m.
The distance between France and Scotland is 570 miles.
The best way to get from France to Scotland without a car is to train which takes 8h 17m and costs £240 - £440.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from France to Scotland, including transfers.
France to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
France to Scotland train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Paris Nord station.
The best way to get from France to Scotland is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs £70 - £180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £240 - £440 and takes 8h 17m, you could also bus, which costs £75 - £260 and takes 20h 16m.
What companies run services between France and Scotland?
easyJet, Air France, and Brussels Airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Cité to Glasgow Central via Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 8h 17m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- [email protected].
- Website
- Aérobus Paris - Beauvais
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Schedules at
- Aérobus Paris - Beauvais
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
France to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Scotland is 1h behind France. It is currently 11:32 PM in France and 10:32 PM in Scotland.
France to Scotland train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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