There are 13 ways to get from Bielefeld to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUS - EDI
6h 15m£98–217Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to London Victoriabus N1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
22h 49m£66–138Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
- 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
12h 32m£162–489Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bielefeld to Rotterdamcar
- Take the car ferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Edinburghcar
19h 33m£198–287Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HAJ - EDI
8h 13m£111–244Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRE - EDI
9h 41m£83–242Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
8h 46m£107–237Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hagen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FRA - EDI
8h 7m£130–313Train, train to Weeze Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Kevelaer Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NRN - EDI
7h 50mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal 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
9h 41m£119–255Train
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
13h 52m£166–489Train, bus
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stopbus
23h 25m£84–132Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bielefeld to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
13h 46m
Bielefeld to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bielefeld to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £65 - £140 and takes 22h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bielefeld to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 15m and costs £95 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Bielefeld station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Bielefeld Brackwede train station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Bielefeld to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Bielefeld Hbf and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 32m.
The distance between Bielefeld and Edinburgh is 640 miles.
The best way to get from Bielefeld to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 12h 32m and costs £160 - £490.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Bielefeld to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Bielefeld to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bielefeld Brackwede train station.
Bielefeld to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bielefeld Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bielefeld to Edinburgh is to train via Cologne which takes 12h 32m and costs £160 - £490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £140 and takes 22h 49m.
What companies run services between Bielefeld, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Bielefeld Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 12h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria in around 22h 49m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
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
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Hannover Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–340
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Hannover Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–170
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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Weeze Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- 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
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- 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/
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hengelo to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–13
- 1st Class
- £14–25
Train from Hengelo to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £110–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- dialog@rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Website
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- 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
- +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 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- 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
- 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
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–70
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- 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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Bielefeld to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bielefeld to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
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