There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Colditz Castle by plane, train (Eurostar), car, car train, train, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane EDI - LEJ
9h 27m€139–363Fly Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane EDI - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 55m€113–285Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Tanndorftrain Rb
18h 3m€436–748Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colditz Castlecar
16h 56m€397–534Fly Edinburgh Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane EDI - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
11h 5m€186–473Train to Newcastle, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane NCL - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
10h 2m€149–415Fly Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane EDI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain
10h 44m€183–421Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Montabaurtrain Ice
- Take the bus from Montabaur to Leipzig central train stationbus
18h 54m€383–630Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Colditz Castlecar
18h 4m€290–478
Edinburgh to Colditz Castle by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Colditz Castle is to fly and train which costs €110 - €290 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Colditz Castle is to fly and train which takes 8h 55m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Colditz Castle. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Tanndorf via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt and Leipzig Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 3m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Colditz Castle is 1220 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Colditz Castle without a car is to train which takes 18h 3m and costs €430 - €750.
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Edinburgh to Colditz Castle, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Colditz Castle train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Colditz Castle is to fly which takes 9h 27m and costs €130 - €370. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €430 - €750 and takes 18h 3m.
Edinburgh to Colditz Castle train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
There are 261+ hotels available in Colditz Castle.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Colditz Castle, Germany?
Lufthansa and Lufthansa City fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Colditz Castle via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt, Leipzig Hbf, Tanndorf, Tanndorf, and Zschadraß in around 18h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dresden Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–240
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Montabaur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Tanndorf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- 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
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–31
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montabaur to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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