There are 11 ways to get from Dresden to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DRS - EDI
7h 16m£103–384Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BER - EDI
6h 23m£87–223Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 50
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- 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 59m£349–696Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Kölnbus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Ice
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
30h 17mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Dresden to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
17h 34mBus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PRG - EDI
7h 3mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LEJ - EDI
9h 26m£132–312Fly Dresden Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 18m£144–439Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PRG - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 11mBus
- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Berlin Südkreuzbus
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
31h 36m£111–310Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dresden to Rotterdamcar
- Take the car ferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Edinburghcar
23h 12m£349–492
Dresden to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £85 - £230 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 23m and costs £85 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Dresden Bayrische Strasse and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Berlin Südkreuz train station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 59m.
The distance between Dresden and Edinburgh is 796 miles.
The best way to get from Dresden to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 15h 59m and costs £340 - £700.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Dresden to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Dresden to Edinburgh bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Dresden Bayrische Strasse station.
Dresden to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 7h 16m and costs £100 - £390. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £340 - £700 and takes 15h 59m, you could also bus, which costs £110 - £310 and takes 31h 36m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Lufthansa, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 15h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–290
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Dresden Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dusseldorf, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–260
Flights from Dresden Airport to Glasgow Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Dresden Airport to Glasgow Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–750
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Dresden Airport to Glasgow Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–300
Flights from Dresden Airport to Glasgow Airport via Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–310
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £240–500
Flights from Dresden Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £240–500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- 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
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dresden to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Berlin Südkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Berlin Südkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- 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
- £180–240
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Edinburgh bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Berlin Südkreuz station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Dresden. It is currently 4:46 PM in Dresden and 3:46 PM in Edinburgh.
Dresden to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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