There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Appenzell by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallentrain
6h 30mCHF 92–270Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain Ic5 / ...
15h 1mCHF 424–672Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to St. Gallen train stationbus
33h 34mCHF 266–379Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Appenzellcar
17h 57mCHF 398–531Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GLA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallentrain
7h 26mCHF 99–288Fly Edinburgh Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain
8h 24mCHF 110–281Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Appenzellcar
18h 57mCHF 300–486
Edinburgh to Appenzell by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Appenzell is to fly and train which costs SFr 90 - SFr 270 and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Appenzell is to fly and train which takes 6h 30m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Appenzell via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est, Zürich HB and St. Gallen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 1m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Appenzell is 1355 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Appenzell without a car is to train which takes 15h 1m and costs SFr 420 - SFr 700.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Edinburgh to Appenzell, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Appenzell train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Appenzell is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:22 AM in Edinburgh and 2:22 AM in Appenzell.
Edinburgh to Appenzell train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Book your Edinburgh to Appenzell train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Appenzell, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Appenzell via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, and St. Gallen in around 15h 1m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallen
- *
- CHF 15–23
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- *
- CHF 16–25
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallen
- *
- CHF 15–23
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- *
- CHF 10–15
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–200
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–200
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–21
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 8–11
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 12–15
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 129
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 129
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to St. Gallen train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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