There are 5 ways to get from New Orleans to Edinburgh by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MSY - EDI
13h 47m£251–912Bus to Mobile Regional Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Mobile Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MOB - EDI
16h 33m£215–711Train to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Statrain
- Fly from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GPT - EDI
15h 29m£218–716Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MSY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 41m£251–937Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MSY - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 47m£342–1,187
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New Orleans to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which costs £210 - £750 and takes 16h 33m.
The fastest way to get from New Orleans to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 47m and costs £250 - £950.
The distance between New Orleans and Edinburgh is 4458 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 47m to get from New Orleans to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 6h ahead of New Orleans. It is currently 8:32 AM in New Orleans and 2:32 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2795+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between New Orleans, LA, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Delta, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charlotte, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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 21m
- 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
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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