There are 10 ways to get from Málaga to Edinburgh by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, train, ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AGP - EDI
6h 2m£51–141Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
22h 20m£445–818Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Málaga to Santandercar
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburghcar
38h 45m£322–956Bus
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
42h 23m£139–344Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AGP - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 5m£52–131Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Newcastle (NCL)plane AGP - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 27m£68–256Fly to Glasgow/Prestwick, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)plane AGP - PIK
- Take the train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 50m£63–175Train
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
24h 14m£495–881Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Málaga to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
- Take the ferry from Santander to Plymouthferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d£481–625Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Málaga to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
29h£488–669
Málaga to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £50 - £150 and takes 6h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs £50 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Málaga to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Malaga Eeaa and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Granada Estación de Autobuses, Estación Sur de Autobuses, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Málaga to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Malaga Maria Zambrano and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 20m.
The distance between Málaga and Edinburgh is 1353 miles.
The best way to get from Málaga to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 22h 20m and costs £440 - £850.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Málaga to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Málaga to Edinburgh bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Malaga Eeaa station.
Málaga to Edinburgh train services, operated by iryo, depart from Malaga Maria Zambrano station.
The best way to get from Málaga to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs £50 - £150. Alternatively, you can train via Madrid, which costs £440 - £850 and takes 22h 20m, you could also bus, which costs £130 - £350 and takes 42h 23m.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair, easyJet, and Jet2.com fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Edinburgh Waverley via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 22h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–80
Flights from Málaga Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–80
Flights from Málaga Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–80
Flights from Málaga Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–80
Flights from Málaga Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–95
Flights from Málaga Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Friday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to Glasgow/Prestwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £190–280
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- 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)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
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
- +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 Prestwick Intl Airport to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- 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
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
- 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 Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £240–360
- 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
- £28–40
- 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
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- Socibus
Bus from Málaga to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- Socibus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £166
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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Booking & Getting There
Málaga to Edinburgh bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Granada Estación de Autobuses station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Málaga. It is currently 6:41 PM in Málaga and 5:41 PM in Edinburgh.
Málaga to Edinburgh train services, operated by iryo, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
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