There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Austria by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Salzburg Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)EDI - SZG
5h 16m€78–235Fly to Vienna International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)EDI - VIE
5h 36m€72–199Train via Munich
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf83
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof969 / ...
19h 29m€241–748Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)060 / ...
32h 25m€106–225Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Vienna
20h 27mFly to Innsbruck Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)EDI - INN
5h 13m€86–451Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Munich International Airport (MUC)EDI - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
6h 59m€119–484Fly to Graz
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Graz (GRZ)EDI - GRZ
7h 44m€124–264Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien MeidlingNj
24h 8m€236–608Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)060 / ...
33h 39m€111–384Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Vienna
21h 35m€359–524
Edinburgh to Austria by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Austria is to fly which costs €70 - €200 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Austria is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs €85 - €460.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Austria. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Stephansplatz via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est, Muenchen Hbf and Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 29m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Austria is 1459 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Austria without a car is to train via Munich which takes 19h 29m and costs €240 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Edinburgh to Austria, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Austria train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Austria is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €75 - €240. Alternatively, you can train via Munich, which costs €240 - €750 and takes 19h 29m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €230 and takes 32h 25m.
Austria is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:09 AM in Edinburgh and 7:09 AM in Austria.
Edinburgh to Austria train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Austria?
Jet2.com, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Salzburg Airport (SZG) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stephansplatz via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, and Westbahnhof in around 19h 29m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salzburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salzburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salzburg Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €25–40
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €28–35
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €95–140
- 1st Class
- €150–220
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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