There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Idstein by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane EDI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Idstein Bahnhoftrain
5h 50m€120–275Bus
cheapest- 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 Wiesbaden central train stationbus
23h 51m€67–134Train via Frankfurt am Main
- 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 Frankfurttrain 79
12h 18m€181–527Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Koblenz Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Limburgtrain
23h 44m€127–524Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Idsteincar
13h 37mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GLA - FRA
6h 46m€119–275Train to Newcastle, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NCL - FRA
7h 1m€122–346Fly Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane EDI - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
7h 34m€130–309Fly Edinburgh Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane EDI - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurttrain
7h 17m€111–307Train
- 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 Wiesbaden Hbftrain Ice
12h 30m€191–543Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Idsteincar
14h 49m€231–354
Edinburgh to Idstein by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Idstein is to bus which costs €65 - €140 and takes 23h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Idstein is to fly and train which takes 5h 50m and costs €120 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Idstein. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Idstein Wiesbadener Straße via London Victoria, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon and Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Idstein. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Idstein Bahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 18m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Idstein is 1093 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Idstein without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 12h 18m and costs €180 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Edinburgh to Idstein, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Idstein bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Idstein train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Idstein is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 12h 18m and costs €180 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €140 and takes 23h 51m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Idstein, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Idstein Bahnhof via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, and Frankfurt in around 12h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Idstein Wiesbadener Straße via London Victoria, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon, Wiesbaden central train station, and Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof in around 23h 51m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Newcastle to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Newcastle to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Newcastle to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Idstein Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Limburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- 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
- €70–270
- 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
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wiesbaden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €258–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–150
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- 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
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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
- €10–18
- 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
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–330
- 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
- €25–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Wiesbaden central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- 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
- €30–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- €27–45
- 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
- €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 Idstein bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Idstein is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:12 AM in Edinburgh and 2:12 AM in Idstein.
Edinburgh to Idstein train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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