There are 8 ways to get from Amsterdam to Leith by plane, train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, train, ferry, or car train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
4h 30m£59–167Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Amsterdam IJmuiden to Newcastle upon Tyneferry
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 598 / ...
23h 47m£20–34Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
8h 48m£104–427Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Amsterdam to Rotterdamcar
- Take the car ferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Leithcar
16h 59m£159–250Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to London Victoriabus N824
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
20h 40m£56–132Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AMS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 12m£71–185Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane AMS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 36m£55–251Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Amsterdam to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Leithcar
12h 19m
Amsterdam to Leith by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Leith is to ferry and bus which costs £20 - £35 and takes 23h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Leith is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs £55 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam station to Leith station. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Central Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Leith. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 48m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Leith is 435 miles.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Leith without a car is to train which takes 8h 48m and costs £100 - £430.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Amsterdam to Leith, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Leith bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Central Station.
Amsterdam to Leith train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Leith is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs £55 - £170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £100 - £430 and takes 8h 48m, you could also bus, which costs £55 - £140 and takes 20h 40m.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Leith, Scotland?
easyJet, KLM, and British Airways fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Edinburgh Waverley via London St. Pancras Int. and King's Cross in around 8h 48m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
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 Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- 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 Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–190
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- 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/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- 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/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Rotterdam to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Ferry from Amsterdam IJmuiden to Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Amsterdam to Leith bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Leith is 1h behind Amsterdam. It is currently 6:11 AM in Amsterdam and 5:11 AM in Leith.
Amsterdam to Leith train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at London St. Pancras Int. station.
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