There are 11 ways to get from A1 to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train (TGV, Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STR - EDI
6h 52m£99–246Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Villingen-Schwenningen to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Strasbourgbus N11 / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus 299 / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
25h 49m£73–144Train via Paris
- Take the train from Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB to Appenweier Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
13h 51m£191–492Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from A1 to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
15h 46mTrain, train to Basel, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BSL - EDI
8h 56m£81–254Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ZRH - EDI
8h 31m£96–229Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FRA - EDI
8h 27m£114–320Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane FRA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 14m£116–328Train
- Take the train from Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB to Appenweier Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 12m£183–548Train, bus
- Take the train from Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB to Appenweier Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the bus from Strasburg to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
28h 40mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from A1 to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
16h 46m£219–341
A1 to Edinburgh by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from A1 to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £70 - £150 and takes 25h 49m.
The fastest way to get from A1 to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs £95 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from A1 to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Villingen-Schwenningen and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Freiburg, Strasbourg, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from A1 to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Schwenningen Bahnhof and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB, Appenweier Bahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 51m.
The distance between A1 and Edinburgh is 812 miles.
The best way to get from A1 to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Paris which takes 13h 51m and costs £190 - £500.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from A1 to Edinburgh, including transfers.
A1 to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Villingen-Schwenningen station.
A1 to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB station.
The best way to get from A1 to Edinburgh is to train via Paris which takes 13h 51m and costs £190 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £150 and takes 25h 49m.
What companies run services between A1, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Schwenningen Bahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB, Appenweier Bahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 13h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Villingen-Schwenningen to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Freiburg, Strasbourg, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, and London Victoria in around 25h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–410
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–410
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB to Appenweier Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £10–13
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £9–15
- 1st Class
- £17–28
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £24–40
- 1st Class
- £45–80
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £33
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–25
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Villingen-Schwenningen to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Freiburg to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Strasbourg to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Villingen-Schwenningen to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Strasburg to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–33
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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