There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Germany by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane EDI - DUS
4h 37m€99–237Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane EDI - CGN
4h 41m€73–198Train via Cologne
- 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 Köln Hbftrain 79
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hagen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 19 / ...
15h 32m€390–760Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus N1328
29h 16m€120–215Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Berlincar
16h 47mFly to Frankfurt
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane EDI - FRA
4h 58m€113–256Fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane EDI - STR
5h 8m€100–227Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane EDI - BER
5h 36m€74–191Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane EDI - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain
5h 39m€115–264Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin-Spandautrain Ice
16h 32m€258–508Bus, train
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Berlin Hbftrain
29h 18m€207–444
Edinburgh to Germany by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Germany is to fly which costs €70 - €200 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Germany is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs €95 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Germany. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Grunerstr. via London Victoria and Reichartstr.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Germany. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles Midi, Köln Hbf, Hagen Hbf and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 32m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Germany is 866 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Germany without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 15h 32m and costs €390 - €800.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Edinburgh to Germany, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Germany bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Germany train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Germany is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs €95 - €240. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs €390 - €800 and takes 15h 32m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €220 and takes 29h 16m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Germany?
Eurowings, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, Köln Hbf, Hagen Hbf, and Berlin Hbf in around 15h 32m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- 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
- €130–200
- 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 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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Edinburgh to Germany bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh to Germany train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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