There are 10 ways to get from Aachen to Edinburgh by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf 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
8h 50m£147–514Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Brussels Southbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
18h 42m£44–122Train, bus
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain 79 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 5m£84–251Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Aachen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
11h 51mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUS - EDI
5h 53m£92–208Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aachen to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
12h 52m£176–266Train to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FRA - EDI
6h 14m£116–297Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
7h 42m£98–259Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CRL - EDI
6h 42m£64–227Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AMS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 35m£105–334
Aachen to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £40 - £130 and takes 18h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 5h 53m and costs £90 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Aachen station west and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Aachen, Hbf and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 50m.
The distance between Aachen and Edinburgh is 718 miles.
The best way to get from Aachen to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 8h 50m and costs £140 - £550.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Aachen to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Aachen to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Aachen to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen, Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Edinburgh is to train which takes 8h 50m and costs £140 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £130 and takes 18h 42m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Aachen, Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 8h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen station west to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Brussels South, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, and London Victoria in around 18h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £12–18
- 1st Class
- £19–27
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £5–8
- 1st Class
- £8–13
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–26
- 1st Class
- £30–60
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £18–20
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- £18–20
Train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–26
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- £23–26
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- £9–11
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- 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
- £23–26
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aachen station west to Brussels South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.flibco.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
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Aachen to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels South station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Aachen. It is currently 10:52 AM in Aachen and 9:52 AM in Edinburgh.
Aachen to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
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