There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Erlangen by plane, train (Eurostar), train, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nuremberg Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)EDI - NUE
6h 47m€89–206Train
- 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 Frankfurt79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
13h 57m€218–684Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Erlangen train station
25h 46m€97–292Train, night train
- 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 night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Nuernberg HbfNj
19h 44m€198–754Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)GLA - NUE
7h 56m€93–291Fly Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)EDI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
7h 29m€132–320Fly Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Munich International Airport (MUC)EDI - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from München Hbf to Erlangen
7h 55m€130–301Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London VictoriaUkxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus stationN870 / ...
29h 20m€97–269Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Erlangen
15h 43mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Erlangen
16h 51m€279–404
Edinburgh to Erlangen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Erlangen is to fly which costs €85 - €210 and takes 6h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Erlangen is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €85 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Erlangen station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Erlangen train station via London Victoria and Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Erlangen. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Erlangen via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 57m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Erlangen is 1231 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Erlangen without a car is to train which takes 13h 57m and costs €210 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Edinburgh to Erlangen, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Erlangen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Erlangen train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Erlangen is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €85 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €210 - €700 and takes 13h 57m, you could also bus, which costs €95 - €270 and takes 29h 20m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Erlangen, Germany?
KLM, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Erlangen via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt, and Nürnberg Hbf in around 13h 57m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- 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 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 Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Erlangen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €55–70
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €260–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Erlangen train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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 London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Erlangen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Erlangen is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:53 PM in Edinburgh and 7:53 PM in Erlangen.
Edinburgh to Erlangen train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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