There are 3 ways to get from Iceland to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane KEF - EDI
5h 3m£88–304Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane KEF - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h£133–369Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Newcastle (NCL)plane KEF - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 49m£94–349
Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Iceland to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £85 - £310 and takes 5h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Iceland to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs £85 - £310.
The distance between Iceland and Edinburgh is 877 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Iceland to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There are 2794+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Iceland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet and Icelandair fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–280
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–450
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–490
- 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
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
- £50–80
- 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
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