There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Karlstad by plane, train, train (Eurostar), or bus
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 Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)EDI - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
8h 27mkr 1,083–2,968Fly to Hagfors, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hagfors (HFS)EDI - HFS
- Take the bus from Råda Rådastrand to Karlstad Karolinen
18h 54mkr 918–2,628Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to D-Flughafen BfTha
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Hamburg Hbf42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstation344
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
28h 54mkr 3,282–9,152Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to JönköpingN32
- Take the bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
2dkr 1,774–5,085Fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)EDI - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
8h 45mkr 1,118–2,508Fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)EDI - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
8h 48mkr 1,318–3,208Fly to Linköping City Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)EDI - LPI
- Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
11h 25mkr 1,238–4,328Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofN75
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstation344
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
30h 21mkr 2,512–7,752
Edinburgh to Karlstad by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Karlstad is to fly and train which costs 1100 kr - 2600 kr and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Karlstad is to fly and train which takes 8h 27m and costs 1000 kr - 3000 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Jönköping Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles Midi, D-Flughafen Bf, Hamburg Hbf and Göteborg Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 54m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Karlstad is 1254 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Karlstad without a car is to train which takes 28h 54m and costs 3200 kr - 9500 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Edinburgh to Karlstad, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Karlstad train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Karlstad is to train which takes 28h 54m and costs 3200 kr - 9500 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1700 kr - 5500 kr and takes 2 days 0h.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Karlstad, Sweden?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Karlstad Centralstation via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, D-Flughafen Bf, Hamburg Hbf, and Göteborg Centralstation in around 28h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation via London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Jönköping Bus Station in around 2d.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,700
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hagfors via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hagfors via Copenhagen, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hagfors via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hagfors via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hagfors via Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,800
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 160–490
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 130–270
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 240–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@mtrx.se
- Website
- mtrx.travel
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 290–380
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 390–500
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 340–470
- Website
- Tågab
- 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
- kr 700–1,500
- 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
- kr 750–3,600
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,900
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 390–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–240
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@tagkompaniet.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–380
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 130–270
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–3,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 250–900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jönköping
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 270–700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,100
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 0550-66 15 70
- Website
- bergslagstaget.se
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 320–470
- Website
- BT Buss
- Phone
- 0771 – 32 32 00
- Website
- varmlandstrafik.se
Bus from Råda Rådastrand to Karlstad Karolinen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 150–210
- Website
- Värmlandstrafik
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Karlstad is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:48 PM in Edinburgh and 4:48 PM in Karlstad.
Edinburgh to Karlstad train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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