There are 12 ways to get from Portofino to Edinburgh by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), train, bus, car, car 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 Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GOA - EDI
9h 16m£89–238Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MXP - EDI
8h 52m£79–175Train
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- 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
19h 7m£376–585Train, bus
- Take the train from S. Margherita Ligure-Portofino to Milan Rogoredotrain Ec
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
28h 57m£197–477Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Portofino to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
20h 21m£373–503Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Paviatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LIN - EDI
8h 14m£82–284Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BGY - EDI
8h 38m£85–299Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane GOA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 43m£94–283Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NCE - EDI
10h 43m£99–299Train via Turin
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 35m£497–802Bus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
33h 18m£189–323Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Portofino to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
21h 17m£282–461
Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portofino to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £75 - £180 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Portofino to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 8h 14m and costs £80 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Portofino to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Genoa and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Portofino to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from S.Margherita L.-Port and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 7m.
The distance between Portofino and Edinburgh is 998 miles.
The best way to get from Portofino to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 19h 7m and costs £370 - £600.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Portofino to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Portofino to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Genoa station.
Portofino to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from S.Margherita L.-Port station.
The best way to get from Portofino to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 9h 16m and costs £85 - £240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £370 - £600 and takes 19h 7m, you could also bus, which costs £180 - £330 and takes 33h 18m.
What companies run services between Portofino, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
KLM, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Portofino to Edinburgh Waverley via S.Margherita L.-Port, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 19h 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- 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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–310
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Glasgow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- 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
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- 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
- £100–150
- 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 Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £230–380
- 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 S. Margherita Ligure-Portofino to Milan Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from S. Margherita Ligure-Portofino to Milan Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £9–12
- Website
- Trenord
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- 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) 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
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- £45–65
- 2nd Class
- £28–40
- 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!
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–19
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–12
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- 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
Portofino to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Portofino. It is currently 10:00 AM in Portofino and 9:00 AM in Edinburgh.
Portofino to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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