There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Amsterdam by plane, train, car, car ferry, night bus, bus or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended
Fly Edinburgh to Amsterdam Schiphol
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)
Train to Glasgow, fly to Amsterdam Schiphol
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Take the train from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street
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Fly from Glasgow (GLA) to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)
Fly Edinburgh to Rotterdam, train
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to Rotterdam (RTM)
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Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Centraal
Train to Newcastle, fly to Amsterdam Schiphol
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Take the train from Edinburgh to Newcastle
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Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)
Train
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Take the train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
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Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
Drive, car ferry
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Drive from Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne
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Take the car ferry from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam IJmuiden
Night bus, bus
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Take the night bus from North St David Street to Dyer Street
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Take the bus from Leeds to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
Bus
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Take the bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to Leeds
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Take the bus from Leeds to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
Drive, Eurotunnel
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Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
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Take the Eurotunnel from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
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Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Amsterdam
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Amsterdam is to bus which costs £80 - £120 and takes 22h 30m.
The quickest way to get from Edinburgh to Amsterdam is to fly which costs £40 - £190 and takes 4h 19m.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Amsterdam. However, there are services departing from North St David Street and arriving at Amsterdam Sloterdijk via Leeds. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Amsterdam. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh and arriving at Amsterdam Centraal via London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 28m.
It is approximately 659 km to get from Edinburgh to Amsterdam.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Amsterdam without a car is to train which takes 9h 28m and costs £260 - £600.
It takes approximately 4h 19m to get from Edinburgh to Amsterdam, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Amsterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Amsterdam train services, operated by LNER, depart from Edinburgh station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Amsterdam is to fly which takes 4h 19m and costs £40 - £190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £260 - £600 and takes 9h 28m, you could also bus, which costs £80 - £120 and takes 22h 30m.
- Distance: 659.2 km
- Duration: 4h 19m
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Amsterdam, Netherlands?
KLM, easyJet and British Airways fly from Edinburgh to Amsterdam every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh to Amsterdam via London Kings Cross and London St Pancras Intl in around 9h 28m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50 - €260
Flights from Edinburgh to Amsterdam Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €260
Flights from Edinburgh to Amsterdam Schiphol via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €260
Flights from Edinburgh to Amsterdam Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €260
Flights from Glasgow to Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €320
Flights from Glasgow to Amsterdam Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €320
Flights from Glasgow to Amsterdam Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €320
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95 - €700
Flights from Glasgow to Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €750
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €1000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Amsterdam Schiphol via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €480
Flights from Glasgow to Amsterdam Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €600
Flights from Glasgow to Amsterdam Schiphol via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €600
Flights from Edinburgh to Rotterdam via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow to Amsterdam Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €410
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €230
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14 - €20
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €14 - €20
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11 - €27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €11 - €16
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €19 - €27
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80 - €120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €80 - €120
Train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180 - €250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €180 - €250
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65 - €180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €65 - €100
- 1st Class
- €130 - €180
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55 - €120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €55 - €80
- Anytime 1st Class
- €85 - €120
Rome2Rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130 - €410
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- €320 - €410
- Standard
- €130 - €190
- Standard Premier
- €180 - €240
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- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Night bus from North St David Street to Dyer Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35 - €50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Leeds to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70 - €100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27 - €40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam IJmuiden
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80 - €380
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- 4-bed inside cabin
- €80 - €240
- 2-bed sea view cabin
- €100 - €240
- 3-bed Commodore De Luxe double bed
- €230 - €380
- Standard Car (extra fee)
- €140
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The quickest flight from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 25m.
Edinburgh to Amsterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Amsterdam is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:05 AM in Edinburgh and 5:05 AM in Amsterdam.
Edinburgh to Amsterdam train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Amsterdam Centraal station.
British Airways, KLM and easyJet offer flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
Book your Edinburgh to Amsterdam bus tickets online with FlixBus.
There are 2165+ hotels available in Amsterdam. Prices start at €55 per night.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Edinburgh Airport is to tram which takes 32 min and costs £2 - £8.