There are 9 ways to get from Berlin to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BER - EDI
5h 19m£53–140Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Rb / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 3m£189–566Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus N1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
27h 43m£73–146Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Berlin to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
16h 45mFly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BER - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 11m£65–178Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BER - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 45m£59–244Train
- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 50m£180–738Bus via London
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus N1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stopbus megabus M20
29h 21m£78–126Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Rotterdamcar
- Take the car ferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Edinburghcar
22h 31m£253–366
Berlin to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £50 - £140 and takes 5h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs £50 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Berlin to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Berlin Hbf and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Wuppertal Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 3m.
The distance between Berlin and Edinburgh is 752 miles.
The best way to get from Berlin to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 15h 3m and costs £180 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Berlin to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Berlin to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Berlin to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Berlin to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs £50 - £140. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs £180 - £600 and takes 15h 3m, you could also bus, which costs £70 - £150 and takes 27h 43m.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair, easyJet, and six other airlines fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Berlin Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Wuppertal Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 15h 3m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Newcastle via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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 (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
- +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
- Twice 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–290
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £80–130
- 1st Class
- £170–290
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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- 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
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- 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
- 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
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- 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
- £95–130
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
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Berlin to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Berlin. It is currently 10:44 AM in Berlin and 9:44 AM in Edinburgh.
Berlin to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Wuppertal Hbf station.
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