By Air
| From | To | Airline | |
| Nice | > | Edinburgh | Globespan (April - October) |
| Glasgow | Globespan (April - October) | ||
| Paris Beauvais | > | Glasgow Prestwick | Ryanair |
| Paris | > | Aberdeen | Air France |
| Edinburgh | Air France | ||
| Glasgow | Air France | ||
| Perpignan | > | Edinburgh | flybe. |
| Glasgow | flybe. |
By Ferry
| From | To | Ferry Company | |
| Caen | > | Portsmouth | Brittany Ferries |
| Calais | > | Douvre | Hoverspeed P & O Ferries Seafrance |
| Cherbourg | > | Poole | Brittany Ferries |
| Portsmouth | P & O Ferries | ||
| Dieppe | > | Newhaven | Hoverspeed |
| Le Havre | > | Portsmouth | P & O Ferries |
| Ostende | > | Dover | Hoverspeed |
| Ouistreham | > | Portsmouth | Brittany Ferries |
| Roscoff | > | Plymouth | Brittany Ferries |
| Rotterdam | > | Hull | P & O Ferries |
| St Malo | > | Portsmouth | Brittany Ferries |
| Zeebrugge | > | Hull | P & O Ferries |
| Rosyth (Edinburgh) | Superfast Ferries |
The port of Rosyth is located in the Kingdom of Fife close to Dunfermline. Edinburgh is only 13 miles (21 km) away from Rosyth and can be easily reached using public transport.
The port of Hull is only 226 miles (364km) away from Edinburgh and 250 miles (402km) from Glasgow.
Newcastle is only 107 miles (172km) away from Edinburgh and 152 miles (245km) from Glasgow.
Dover is only 460 miles (740km) away from Edinburgh and 479 miles (771km) from Glasgow.
Newhaven is only 489 miles (786km) away from Edinburgh and 485 miles (780km) from Glasgow.
Plymouth is only 496 miles (799km) away from Edinburgh and 492 miles (792km) from Glasgow.
Portsmouth is only 460 miles (740km) away from Edinburgh and with 456 miles (733km) from Glasgow.
Poole is only 444 miles (715km) away from Edinburgh and 440 miles (709km) from Glasgow.