There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Esslingen by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly to Stuttgart Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane EDI - STR
5h 23m€107–250Train
- 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 Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Esslingentrain 47 / ...
12h 53m€349–849Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus N27 / ...
29h 25m€119–364Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Esslingencar
16h 15m€359–473Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane EDI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Esslingentrain
6h 55m€131–401Train via London
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Esslingentrain 47 / ...
15h 10m€281–811Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Esslingencar
17h 23m€234–396
Edinburgh to Esslingen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Esslingen is to fly which costs €100 - €250 and takes 5h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Esslingen is to fly which takes 5h 23m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Pliensauv. Weilstraße via London Victoria, Frankfurt central train station and Flughafen/Messe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Esslingen via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 53m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Esslingen is 1215 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Esslingen without a car is to train which takes 12h 53m and costs €340 - €850.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Edinburgh to Esslingen, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Esslingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Esslingen train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Esslingen is to fly which takes 5h 23m and costs €100 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €340 - €850 and takes 12h 53m, you could also bus, which costs €110 - €370 and takes 29h 25m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Esslingen, Germany?
Eurowings, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Esslingen via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Frankfurt in around 12h 53m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
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
- €100–180
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- interbus.sk@gmail.com
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- 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
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Esslingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Esslingen is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:13 AM in Edinburgh and 1:13 AM in Esslingen.
Edinburgh to Esslingen train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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