There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Fribourg by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Basel, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
6h 54mCHF 97–307Fly Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane EDI - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain
7h 9mCHF 95–290Train via Lille
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lausannetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lausanne to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain S41 / ...
13h 53mCHF 276–573Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Bernbus
26h 48mCHF 99–169Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Fribourgcar
16h 38mFly Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain
7h 8mCHF 120–350Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane GLA - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain
7h 58mCHF 125–354Train to Newcastle, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NCL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain
8h 16mCHF 129–407Train
- 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 Gare De Lyon to Lausannetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lausanne to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain S41 / ...
13h 54mCHF 333–586Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
27h 3mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Fribourgcar
17h 44mCHF 230–364
Edinburgh to Fribourg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Fribourg is to bus which costs SFr 95 - SFr 170 and takes 26h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Fribourg is to fly and train which takes 6h 54m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 310.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Fribourg. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Fribourg/Freiburg via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy and Lausanne. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 53m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Fribourg is 1340 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Fribourg without a car is to train via Lille which takes 13h 53m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 600.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Edinburgh to Fribourg, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Fribourg train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Fribourg is to train via Lille which takes 13h 53m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 95 - SFr 170 and takes 26h 48m.
Fribourg is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 8:03 PM in Edinburgh and 9:03 PM in Fribourg.
Edinburgh to Fribourg train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Fribourg, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fribourg/Freiburg via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, and Lausanne in around 13h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Fribourg/Freiburg via London Victoria, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon, Bern, Bern, Neufeld P+R, Bern, Bahnhof, and Bern in around 26h 48m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–210
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- CHF 110–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–200
- 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
- CHF 45–80
- 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
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–18
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- CHF 5–14
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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