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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 11 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)plane plane DRS - EDI
    7h 17m
    £141–321

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

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    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane PRG - EDI
    7h 10m
    £79–191

  3. Train via Erfurt

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    5. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    6. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    16h
    £356–651

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus N60 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus bus
    29h 43m
    £115–225

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Dresden to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar car
    17h 13m
    £345–463

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

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane BER - EDI
    6h 24m
    £92–231

  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 28m
    £122–342

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

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    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 14m
    £85–226

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    17h 29m
    £333–688

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus 060 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus bus 440 / ...
    4. Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway Stationbus bus Sky
    5. Take the train from Derby to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    33h 8m
    £238–383

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Dresden to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar car
    18h 15m
    £264–420

Dresden to Edinburgh by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration16hAverage Duration
Ticket£356Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 791.8 mi
  • Duration: 7h 17m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?

Lufthansa, Eurowings, 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 Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 16h.

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