Edinburgh to Newquay

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Edinburgh to Newquay. From €69.08, fastest 4h 25m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Edinburgh to Newquay costs €69.08 at the cheapest and takes 4h 25m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 647 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
647 km
Fastest
4h 25m
Average
4h 28m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€69.08
CO2 per passenger
159.2 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 31m1h 21m3h 10m€74.48159.2 kg1
  • 4h 31mFastest, by Flight
  • €74.48Cheapest, by Flight
  • 159.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 647 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€69.08
  1. Caledonian Sleeper CS181707:3038m08:08Edinburgh WaverleyGlasgow Central
  2. easyJet J176909:361h 15m10:51Glasgow GLANewquay NQY

Changes at Glasgow, with 88 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 5h 18mCO2 156.8 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€75.07
  1. Ryanair UK RU332006:151h 21m07:36Edinburgh EDINewquay NQY

Door to door 4h 31mCO2 159.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€81.74
  1. Arriva Cross Country AC544707:304h 20m11:50Edinburgh WaverleySwansea railway station
  2. Brittany Ferries BF889112:405h 24m18:04Tawe River CruisesFern Pit Ferry

Changes at Swansea, with 50 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 11h 41mCO2 37.1 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Edinburgh to Newquay
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Edinburgh to NewquaySunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Flight€165.93€124.04€114.60€120.50€154.72€106.93€118.14€110.47€95.72€91.00€98.67€119.32€90.41€74.48
Train€164.24€136.74€93.29€96.04€111.44€105.94€100.99€102.09€78.44€77.34€91.09€102.09€85.04€85.04

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €69.08

Newquay sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Newquay railway station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Edinburgh to Newquay

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €85.0490 days
  2. €53.2460 days
  3. €54.4245 days
  4. €55.6030 days
  5. €70.3521 days
  6. €74.4814 days
  7. €100.997 days
  8. €93.293 days
  9. €164.241 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €53.24.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 208 percent. The most expensive point is €164.24, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€164.24€53.241371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €102.09Sun
  2. €78.44Mon
  3. €77.34Tue
  4. €91.09Wed
  5. €102.09Thu
  6. €86.14Fri
  7. €74.48Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €93.29Sep
  2. €62.49Oct
  3. €62.09Nov
  4. €63.58Dec
  5. €71.28Jan
  6. €51.47Feb

The route

EdinburghEdinburghNewquayNewquay
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 647 km against 628 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Swansea, Manchester, Cardiff, Glasgow. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Edinburgh at 06:15 and the last at 06:15, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Edinburgh

Rail
  • Edinburgh Waverley
  • Edinburgh Gateway station
  • Edinburgh Park railway station
Bus
  • Edinburgh Bus Station
  • Halbeath Park & Ride
Air
  • EDI
Ferry
  • Cruise Liner Terminal

Newquay

Rail
  • Newquay railway station
  • Benny Halt railway station
  • St Columb Road railway station
Bus
  • Newquay Bus Station
Air
  • NQY
Ferry
  • Fern Pit Ferry

The fare from NQY into Newquay is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Newquay

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Ryanair UK€70.354h 25m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€60.9988%
Taxes€6.109%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€69.08100%

We cannot promise Newquay railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Newquay railway station

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Edinburgh to Newquay

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Edinburgh to Newquay?

The fastest journey from Edinburgh to Newquay takes 4h 25m door to door, of which 1h 21m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 28m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Edinburgh to Newquay?

The cheapest fare from Edinburgh to Newquay is €69.08, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €95.72. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Newquay?

The cheapest way from Edinburgh to Newquay is by flight, at €74.48 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 31m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Edinburgh to Newquay?

Fares from Edinburgh to Newquay bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €53.24. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 208 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Edinburgh to Newquay?

Saturday is the cheapest day to depart from Edinburgh to Newquay, at €74.48. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Edinburgh to Newquay?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Edinburgh to Newquay, at €51.47 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Edinburgh to Newquay?

1 operators sell services from Edinburgh to Newquay across 1 mode: Ryanair UK. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Edinburgh to Newquay?

20 percent of the services we sell from Edinburgh to Newquay are direct. The rest connect at Swansea, Manchester, Cardiff, Glasgow, with about 50 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Edinburgh to Newquay use?

Services from Edinburgh to Newquay by flight leave from Edinburgh EDI and arrive at Newquay NQY. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Edinburgh to Newquay?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Edinburgh to Newquay allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Edinburgh to Newquay on September 12, 2026: 647 km of route against 628 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €69.08, and 4h 25m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Newquay is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

What to book in Newquay before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

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