There are 8 ways to get from Brussels to Edinburgh by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, 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
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
6h 31m£224–351Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CRL - EDI
5h 43m£47–180Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus : London - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
15h 5m£64–204Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brussels to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
10h 30m£244–315Fly from Brussels Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRU - EDI
4h 25m£72–193Train via London
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh
8h 59m£156–312Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brussels to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
11h 31m£134–248Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
5h 39m£113–262
Brussels to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £45 - £180 and takes 5h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 25m and costs £70 - £200.
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 15h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 31m.
The distance between Brussels and Edinburgh is 624 miles.
The best way to get from Brussels to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 6h 31m and costs £220 - £360.
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 Eurostar, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Edinburgh is to train which takes 6h 31m and costs £220 - £360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £210 and takes 15h 5m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £200 and takes 4h 25m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Edinburgh Waverley via London St Pancras Intl 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 Green Line Station and London Victoria in around 15h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Brussels to Edinburgh bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at London Victoria Green Line Station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Brussels. It is currently 3:21 AM in Brussels and 2:21 AM in Edinburgh.
Brussels to Edinburgh train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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