There are 3 ways to get from New Orleans to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MSY - EDI
13h 47m£461–1,012Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- 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
15h 37m£252–937Fly 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 44m£323–1,187
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 fly which costs £460 - £1,100 and takes 13h 47m.
The fastest way to get from New Orleans to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 47m and costs £460 - £1,100.
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 7:02 AM in New Orleans and 1:02 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2816+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between New Orleans, LA, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Delta, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,000
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–950
- 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
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- 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
- £28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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