There are 8 ways to get from Nîmes to Edinburgh by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, 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
best- Take the train from Nimes 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 33m£351–595Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MRS - EDI
6h 34m£65–204Bus
- Take the bus from Nîmes to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
28h 14m£122–320Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nîmes to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
17h 46m£349–467Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nîmes to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
19h 8m£238–398Fly from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport
- Fly from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FNI - EDI
8h 8m£76–411Train to Fréjorgues Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De Francetrain
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MPL - EDI
8h 10m£107–273Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nimes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LYS - EDI
5h 55m£101–249
Nîmes to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nîmes to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £65 - £210 and takes 6h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Nîmes to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs £100 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Nîmes to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Nîmes and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Nîmes to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Nimes and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 33m.
The distance between Nîmes and Edinburgh is 1106 miles.
The best way to get from Nîmes to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 10h 33m and costs £350 - £600.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Nîmes to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Nîmes to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nîmes station.
Nîmes to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nimes station.
The best way to get from Nîmes to Edinburgh is to train which takes 10h 33m and costs £350 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £120 - £320 and takes 28h 14m, you could also fly, which costs £75 - £420 and takes 8h 8m.
What companies run services between Nîmes, France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Nimes to Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 10h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nîmes to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 28h 14m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–370
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nimes to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nimes to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nîmes to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nîmes to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Nîmes to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Nîmes. It is currently 4:54 AM in Nîmes and 3:54 AM in Edinburgh.
Nîmes to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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