There are 6 ways to get from Umeå to Edinburgh by car, plane, train, bus, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Skellefteå Airport, fly
best- Drive from Umeå to Skelleftea-Airport-SFTcar
- Fly from Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SFT - EDI
6h 25m£95–292Fly from Umeå Airport
cheapest- Fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane UME - EDI
6h 53m£67–258Train, bus via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Umeå Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 93 / ...
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
38h 12mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Umeå Centralstation to Arlanda Centralstationtrain 93 / ...
- Take the bus from Arlanda Airport Terminal 5 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 6h£380–707Drive, bus, train, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Umeå to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain Ter
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
40h 57m£517–736Bus
- Take the bus from Umeå Busstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's Housebus
2d 7h£269–479
Umeå to Edinburgh by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Umeå to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £65 - £260 and takes 6h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Umeå to Edinburgh is to drive and fly which takes 6h 25m and costs £95 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Umeå station to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Umeå Busstation and arriving at St Andrew's House via Stockholm, Cityterminalen, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Umeå and Edinburgh is 1102 miles.
The best way to get from Umeå to Edinburgh without a car is to train and bus via Amsterdam which takes 38h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Umeå to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Umeå to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Y-buss, depart from Umeå Busstation.
The best way to get from Umeå to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 53m and costs £65 - £260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £260 - £480 and takes 2 days 7h.
Umeå to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Y-buss, arrive at Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Umeå. It is currently 9:42 PM in Umeå and 8:42 PM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Umeå, Sweden and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Norwegian Air International and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Umeå Busstation to St Andrew's House via Stockholm, Cityterminalen, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and London Victoria in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Umeå Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Umeå Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Umeå Centralstation to Arlanda Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Arlanda Airport Terminal 5 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's House
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +46 77 133 44 44
- Website
- ybuss.se
Bus from Umeå Busstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.ybuss.se/
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