There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Borkum by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train, ferry
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane EDI - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Groningentrain
- Take the train from Groningen to Eemshaventrain
- Take the ferry from Eemshaven to Borkumferry
11h 22m€119–331Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane EDI - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbftrain
- Take the ferry from Emden(Ostfriesl) Außenhafen to Borkum Reedeferry
13h 39m€107–279Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane GLA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Groningentrain
- Take the train from Groningen to Eemshaventrain
- Take the ferry from Eemshaven to Borkumferry
12h 14m€138–361Train to Newcastle, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NCL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Groningentrain
- Take the train from Groningen to Eemshaventrain
- Take the ferry from Eemshaven to Borkumferry
12h 39m€121–433Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ABZ - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Groningentrain
- Take the train from Groningen to Eemshaventrain
- Take the ferry from Eemshaven to Borkumferry
14h 34m€153–479
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Borkum is to fly and train and ferry which costs €100 - €280 and takes 13h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Borkum is to fly and train and ferry which takes 11h 22m and costs €110 - €340.
The distance between Edinburgh and Borkum is 964 km.
It takes approximately 11h 22m to get from Edinburgh to Borkum, including transfers.
Borkum is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:14 PM in Edinburgh and 7:14 PM in Borkum.
There are 1396+ hotels available in Borkum.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Borkum, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Borkum. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), walk to Schiphol Airport, take the train to Groningen, take the train to Eemshaven, walk to Eemshaven, take the ferry to Borkum, walk to Borkum Deutsche Jugendherberge, then take the line 1 bus to Borkum Busbahnhof. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Bremen Airport (BRE), walk to Bremen Flughafen, take the vehicle to Bremen Hauptbahnhof, walk to Bremen Hbf, take the train to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf, walk to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf/ZOB, take the bus to Emden(Ostfriesl) Außenhafen Borkumanleger, walk to Emden(Ostfriesl) Außenhafen, take the ferry to Borkum Reede, walk to Borkum Deutsche Jugendherberge, then take the line 1 bus to Borkum Busbahnhof.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–120
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–50
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €45–50
Train from Groningen to Eemshaven
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Emden(Ostfriesl) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–29
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–330
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–330
- Phone
- +49 180 5 180182
- info@ag-ems.de
- Website
- ag-ems.de
Ferry from Eemshaven to Borkum
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18
- Schedules at
- ag-ems.de
Ferry from Emden(Ostfriesl) Außenhafen to Borkum Reede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–19
- Schedules at
- ag-ems.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Ferry from Emden(Ostfriesl) Außenhafen to Borkum Reede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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