There are 9 ways to get from Palermo to Edinburgh by bus, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TPS - EDI
11h 36m£90–498Fly Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PMO - EDI
7h£68–214Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- 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
31h 15m£479–781Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Mons - Place Léopoldbus
- Take the train from Mons to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
45h 19m£479–687Fly Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PMO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 32m£73–239Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CTA - EDI
9h 6m£75–173Fly Palermo Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane PMO - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
13h 14m£116–416Bus, train via Aosta
- Take the bus from Palermo to Aostabus
- Take the bus from Aosta to Chamonixbus
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 3h£466–748Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Luxembourg Park&Drivebus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
2d 4h£314–480
Palermo to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which costs £70 - £180 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 7h and costs £65 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Palermo Piazza Cairoli and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Palermo to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Palermo Centrale and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 15m.
The distance between Palermo and Edinburgh is 1534 miles.
The best way to get from Palermo to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 31h 15m and costs £470 - £800.
It takes approximately 11h 36m to get from Palermo to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Palermo to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Palermo to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Edinburgh is to train which takes 31h 15m and costs £470 - £800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £65 - £220 and takes 7h, you could also bus, which costs £310 - £480 and takes 2 days 4h.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Edinburgh Waverley via Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 31h 15m. Alternatively, Ryanair and easyJet fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Palermo Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–330
Flights from Palermo Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Trapani Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Palermo Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Palermo Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- 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
Train from Mons to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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 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 Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- 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 Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- 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
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Mons - Place Léopold
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £250–350
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Luxembourg Park&Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £240–330
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aosta to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Palermo to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Luxembourg Park&Drive station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Palermo. It is currently 6:53 PM in Palermo and 5:53 PM in Edinburgh.
Palermo to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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