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

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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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  1. Fly Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane DRS - EDI
    8h 7m
    £133–364

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane BER - EDI
    6h 17m
    £86–234

  3. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 50 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    5. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    17h 47m
    £364–861

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Stationbus bus 541 / ...
    4. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    29h 39m

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Dresden to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar car
    17h 25m
    £342–458

  6. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane PRG - EDI
    7h 51m
    £88–198

  7. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane LEJ - EDI
    9h 32m
    £126–378

  8. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Glasgow Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane PRG - GLA
    3. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    8h 52m
    £100–263

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Bruxelles Miditrain train Drf
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    21h 1m
    £337–577

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Berlin Südkreuzbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus bus
    31h 26m
    £117–310

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Dresden to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar car
    18h 26m
    £232–386

Dresden to Edinburgh by train

Calendar57Weekly Trains
Duration17h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket£364Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 791.8 mi
  • Duration: 8h 7m

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) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via Leipzig Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 17h 47m.

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