There are 10 ways to get from Moscow to Edinburgh by plane, train, bus, car, 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.
Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VKO - EDI
13h 9m£141–343Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SVO - EDI
13h 54m£69–255Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain
- Take the bus from Brest Bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 2h£451–725Bus
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
2d 7h£212–402Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Moscow to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
35h 22m£631–875Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SVO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h£87–262Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SVO - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 43m£100–360Train, bus
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Limburgbus 905
- Take the train from Limburg to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 5h£431–693Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Elblągbus 900 / ...
- Take the bus from Elblag, Bus Station to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 7h£401–623Bus, train
- Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 15h£451–748
Moscow to Edinburgh by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £65 - £260 and takes 13h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 9m and costs £140 - £350.
No, there is no direct bus from Moscow to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Метро «Библиотека имени Ленина» and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Moscow, International Bus Station, Warsaw, Bus Station West and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Moscow and Edinburgh is 1594 miles.
The best way to get from Moscow to Edinburgh without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 2 days 2h and costs £450 - £750.
It takes approximately 13h 9m to get from Moscow to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Moscow to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Bon Voyage, depart from Moscow, International Bus Station.
The best way to get from Moscow to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 9m and costs £140 - £350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £210 - £410 and takes 2 days 7h.
Moscow to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Bon Voyage, arrive at Warsaw West station.
Edinburgh is 3h behind Moscow. It is currently 9:48 AM in Moscow and 6:48 AM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Метро «Библиотека имени Ленина» to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Метро «Тропарёво», Troparevo, Salaryevo, Moscow, International Bus Station, Warsaw West, Warsaw, Bus Station West, and London Victoria in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Edinburgh Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–330
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Newcastle via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Newcastle via Belgrade, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Newcastle via Belgrade, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Edinburgh Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–350
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–360
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Newcastle via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Edinburgh Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belgrade, Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Newcastle via Belgrade, Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belgrade, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belgrade, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Newcastle via Belgrade, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belgrade, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–270
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–270
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belgrade, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Algiers, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Newcastle via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–112
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- £65–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- £112
- 1nd Class (SW)
- £210–240
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- £60–90
- 1nd Class (SW)
- £140–190
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- £35–50
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Limburg to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £170–270
- 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 22m
- 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)
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 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 (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
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- 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
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- £130–190
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- £30–40
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- £40–60
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- £130–190
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- £30–40
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- £40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Limburg to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Minsktrans
Bus from Brest Bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Book at
- Infobus
- Website
- Minsktrans
- Schedules at
- Minsktrans
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- [email protected]
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–109
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- £109
- Children
- £55
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Elblag, Bus Station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- 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
- £60–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- [email protected]
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Limburg
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Elbląg
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–200
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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