There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Esslingen by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane EDI - STR
5h 28m€107–253Bus
cheapest- 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 027 / ...
29h 4m€99–268Train via Paris
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Esslingen(Neckar)train Tgv
12h 38m€228–644Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain 42 / ...
21h 4m€144–491Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Esslingencar
16h 15mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane GLA - STR
8h 20m€126–319Fly Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane EDI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 31m€122–357Train to Newcastle, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane NCL - STR
8h 25m€124–335Train
- 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 Mannheim Hbftrain Nj
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
15h 36m€190–520Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Esslingencar
17h 22m€260–386
Edinburgh to Esslingen by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Esslingen is to bus which costs €95 - €270 and takes 29h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Esslingen is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs €100 - €260.
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 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Esslingen(Neckar) via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 38m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Esslingen is 1215 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Esslingen without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 38m and costs €220 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 28m 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 28m and costs €100 - €260. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €220 - €650 and takes 12h 38m, you could also bus, which costs €95 - €270 and takes 29h 4m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Esslingen, Germany?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Esslingen(Neckar) via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 12h 38m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Newcastle to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Newcastle to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Newcastle to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Newcastle to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- 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
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- 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
- €70–280
- 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
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Esslingen(Neckar)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–27
- 1st Class
- €30–60
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- +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
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 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
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- 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 Esslingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Esslingen is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:21 PM in Edinburgh and 12:21 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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