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How to get fromDresden to Edinburghby plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train or car ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Dresden to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeDRS - EDI
    7h 35m
    £126–289

  2. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Edinburgh Airport

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    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planePRG - EDI
    8h 24m
    £60–191

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain50
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntltrainEil
    4. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    16h 2m
    £220–658

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus060 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoriabus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
    31h 28m
    £82–240

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Dresden to Calais-Fréthuncar
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
    17h 20m

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeBER - EDI
    6h 27m
    £72–210

  7. Fly Dresden Airport to Glasgow Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)planeDRS - GLA
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    8h 48m
    £133–394

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus082 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffieldbus
    3. Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    31h 45m
    £91–347

  9. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Dresden to Calaiscar
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
    18h 21m
    £254–380

Dresden to Edinburgh by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration16h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket£220Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?

Eurowings, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily. 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 16h 2m.

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