There are 9 ways to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, 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.
Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NCE - EDI
3h 11m£73–192Train via Paris
- Take the train from Nice Ville 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
15h 1m£433–664Bus
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
30h 11m£133–250Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nice Airport (NCE) to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
20h 51m£409–540Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Newcastle (NCL)plane NCE - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 39m£98–252Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NCE - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 50m£81–278Train
- Take the train from Nice-Saint-Augustin to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles 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
16h 14m£421–626Train #2
- Take the train from Nice-Saint-Augustin to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille Saint Ch to Lille Europetrain Trn
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
18h 48m£310–561Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice Airport (NCE) to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
22h 12m£315–505
Nice Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £70 - £200 and takes 3h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 11m and costs £70 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice Airport (NCE) station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Saint-Laurent-du-Var and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Nice Ville, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 1m.
The distance between Nice Airport (NCE) and Edinburgh is 981 miles.
The best way to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Paris which takes 15h 1m and costs £430 - £700.
It takes approximately 3h 11m to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Nice Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1.
Nice Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 11m and costs £70 - £200. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs £430 - £700 and takes 15h 1m, you could also bus, which costs £130 - £250 and takes 30h 11m.
What companies run services between Nice Airport (NCE), France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet and British Airways fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Edinburgh Waverley via Nice Ville, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 15h 1m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £160–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £160–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- 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
- +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
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Saint-Augustin to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Saint-Augustin to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Marseille Saint Ch to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Nice Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Nice Airport (NCE). It is currently 2:52 AM in Nice Airport (NCE) and 1:52 AM in Edinburgh.
Nice Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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