There are 9 ways to get from Grenoble to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), 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.
Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LYS - EDI
5h 59m£77–228Fly Alpes–Isère Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GNB - EDI
5h 36m£67–207Train
- Take the train from Grenoble to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 55m£353–559Bus, train
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
20h 34m£172–356Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Grenoble to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
16h 23m£331–442Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GVA - EDI
7h 36m£86–224Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane GVA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 34m£101–279Bus
- Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
25h 20m£104–208Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Grenoble to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
17h 45m£238–398
Grenoble to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Grenoble to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £65 - £210 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Grenoble to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs £65 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Grenoble station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Grenoble - Bus Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Grenoble to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Grenoble and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 55m.
The distance between Grenoble and Edinburgh is 879 miles.
The best way to get from Grenoble to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 10h 55m and costs £350 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Grenoble to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Grenoble to Edinburgh bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Grenoble - Bus Station.
Grenoble to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Grenoble station.
The best way to get from Grenoble to Edinburgh is to train which takes 10h 55m and costs £350 - £600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £65 - £210 and takes 5h 36m, you could also bus, which costs £100 - £210 and takes 25h 20m.
What companies run services between Grenoble, France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Grenoble to Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 10h 55m. Alternatively, easyJet and Ryanair fly from Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Grenoble to Edinburgh bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Grenoble. It is currently 2:10 AM in Grenoble and 1:10 AM in Edinburgh.
Grenoble to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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