There are 5 ways to get from Houston to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IAH - EDI
15h 5m£202–763Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HOU - EDI
14h 22m£201–711Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane IAH - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 37m£202–788Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Newcastle (NCL)plane IAH - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 45m£263–888Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane IAH - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
18h 13m£335–1,095
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £200 - £750 and takes 14h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 14h 22m and costs £200 - £750.
The distance between Houston and Edinburgh is 4659 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from Houston to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 5h ahead of Houston. It is currently 10:41 AM in Houston and 3:41 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2768+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
British Airways, KLM, and three other airlines fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
- 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
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- 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
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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