Positano to Edinburgh runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €181.83, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 7h 46m over 2,199 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €181.83, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 14, 2026
€181.83
- 161%Moves across the booking window
161%When it runs, leaving Positano
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €436.48Fri25
- about €420.53Sat26
- about €352.33Sun27
- about €247.83Mon28
- about €296.23Tue29
- about €349.03Wed30
- about €425.48Thu1
- about €256.08Fri2
- about €334.18Sat3
- about €311.63Sun4
- about €223.63Mon5
- about €262.13Tue6
- about €259.38Wed7
- about €317.13Thu8
- about €204.38Fri9
- about €208.78Sat10
- about €223.63Sun11
- about €193.93Mon12
- about €191.18Tue13
- about €181.83Wed14
- about €228.03Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Edinburgh. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Edinburgh for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Positano to Edinburgh
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €175.7890 days
- €166.9860 days
- €176.8845 days
- €177.9830 days
- €228.0321 days
- €317.1314 days
- €425.487 days
- €352.333 days
- €436.481 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €166.98.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 161 percent. The most expensive point is €436.48, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Positano to Edinburgh and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
2,199 km
2,135 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
2,334 → 514,990
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,199 km against 2,135 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 Naples. The gap between arriving and leaving is 58 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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.
The fare from EDI into Edinburgh is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Edinburgh
Settled in advance, so the ride into Edinburgh costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Edinburgh Waverley
Most of the points near Edinburgh Waverley open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Positano to Edinburgh
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 Positano to Edinburgh?
The fastest journey from Positano to Edinburgh takes 7h 46m door to door, of which 4h 28m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 7h 59m, 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 Positano to Edinburgh?
The cheapest fare from Positano to Edinburgh is €181.83, as of September 24, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €259.38. 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 Positano to Edinburgh?
The cheapest way from Positano to Edinburgh is by ferry, at €181.83 for one passenger on October 14, 2026. That journey takes 7h 46m 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 Positano to Edinburgh?
Fares from Positano to Edinburgh bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €166.98. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 161 percent, measured on September 24, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Positano to Edinburgh?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Positano to Edinburgh, at €223.63. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 24, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Positano to Edinburgh?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Positano to Edinburgh, at €146.08 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 Positano to Edinburgh?
2 operators sell services from Positano to Edinburgh across 1 mode: easyJet Europe, NLG. 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 Positano to Edinburgh?
0 percent of the services we sell from Positano to Edinburgh are direct. The rest connect at Naples, with about 58 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 Positano to Edinburgh use?
Services from Positano to Edinburgh by ferry leave from POSITANO and arrive at Edinburgh Airport EDI. Allow about 2h 20m 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 Positano to Edinburgh?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Positano to Edinburgh 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Positano to Edinburgh on September 24, 2026: 2199 km of route against 2135 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €181.83, and 7h 46m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Positano reaches 40 places in 9 countries on services we hold, over distances from 8 to 8,667 km. Edinburgh reaches 225 places in 45 countries, from 49 to 11,093 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Positano
- 40Places you can leave for
- 9Countries
- 11Operators
9
11Arriving in Edinburgh
Leaving Edinburgh
- 225Places you can leave for
- 45Countries
- 63Operators