There are 9 ways to get from Brussels to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, car train, plane, train (Eurostar), 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
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.Eurostar
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
6h 31m£120–329Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London VictoriaRegioJet 10
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus StationUkxn10 / ...
14h 53m£36–104Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brussels to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
10h 24mFly from Brussels Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRU - EDI
4h 19m£77–188Train via London
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
6h 34m£146–441Bus, train
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to SheffieldMichalovce
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh WaverleyPlymouth - Edinburgh / ...
14h 59m£58–206Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brussels to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburgh
11h 25m£156–238Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)CRL - EDI
5h 8m£54–147Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)AMS - EDI
5h 35m£94–263
Brussels to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £35 - £110 and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 19m and costs £75 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Brussel-Zuid and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 31m.
The distance between Brussels and Edinburgh is 625 miles.
The best way to get from Brussels to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 6h 31m and costs £120 - £330.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Brussels to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Brussels to Edinburgh bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West station.
Brussels to Edinburgh train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Brussel-Zuid station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Edinburgh is to train which takes 6h 31m and costs £120 - £330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £110 and takes 14h 53m, you could also fly, which costs £75 - £190 and takes 4h 19m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Brussel-Zuid to Edinburgh Waverley via London St. Pancras Int. and King's Cross in around 6h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria in around 14h 53m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–150
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £50–75
- 1st Class
- £100–170
- 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
- £70–160
- 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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- £23–27
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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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Brussels to Edinburgh bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Brussels. It is currently 6:59 PM in Brussels and 5:59 PM in Edinburgh.
Brussels to Edinburgh train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at London St. Pancras Int. station.
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