There are 9 ways to get from Alsace to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Basel, fly
best- Take the train from Selestat to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BSL - EDI
6h 44m£69–219Train via Paris
- Take the train from Selestat to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 20m£306–511Bus
- Take the bus from Colmar to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
24h 39m£87–168Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Alsace to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
14h 54mTrain, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ZRH - EDI
8h 18m£113–284Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FRA - EDI
9h 32m£137–313Train
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- 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
11h 55m£277–515Train, bus
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- 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
26h 23mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Alsace to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
15h 54m£207–312
Alsace to Edinburgh by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alsace to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £65 - £220 and takes 6h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Alsace to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 44m and costs £65 - £220.
No, there is no direct train from Alsace to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Scherwiller and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Selestat, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 20m.
The distance between Alsace and Edinburgh is 814 miles.
The best way to get from Alsace to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 20m and costs £300 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Alsace to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Alsace to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Selestat station.
The best way to get from Alsace to Edinburgh is to train via Paris which takes 11h 20m and costs £300 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £170 and takes 24h 39m.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Alsace. It is currently 8:53 AM in Alsace and 7:53 AM in Edinburgh.
Alsace to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Est station.
What companies run services between Alsace, France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Scherwiller to Edinburgh Waverley via Selestat, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 11h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dambach to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Gare, Selestat, Colmar, Colmar, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, and London Victoria in around 24h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and 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
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- 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
- £45–140
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Selestat to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £13–20
- Rail 1st Class
- £21–29
Train from Selestat to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £14–21
- Rail 1st Class
- £22–35
Train from Scherwiller to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £7–11
- Rail 1st Class
- £11–16
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £11–17
- Rail 1st Class
- £18–25
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Selestat to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £70–95
- 1st Class
- £95–120
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £18–24
- 1st Class
- £35–45
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £85–120
- 1st Class
- £110–150
- 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
- £85–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £85–120
- Comfort
- £100–140
- Premium
- £130–170
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £55–80
- Comfort
- £65–90
- Premium
- £90–120
- 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
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £150–220
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–340
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £110–170
- 1st Class
- £240–340
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Colmar to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Colmar to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- 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
- £29–34
- 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
- £45–60
- 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
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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