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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 37m
    £156–329

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

    cheapest
    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 29m
    £67–181

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 50
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    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
    16h 2m
    £196–579

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Berlinbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus bus
    30h 57m

  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 27m

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

    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 4m

  7. Fly Dresden Airport to Glasgow Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane DRS - GLA
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    8h 52m
    £163–397

  8. 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
    8h 13m
    £127–321

  9. 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 8m

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffieldbus bus
    3. Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    31h 39m
    £101–359

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Dresden to Rotterdamcar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Hull to Edinburghcar car
    23h 5m
    £269–392

Dresden to Edinburgh by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration16h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket£196Cheapest 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) 3 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 16h 2m.

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