There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Karlstad by plane, train, bus, or train (Eurostar)
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Fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane EDI - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
8h 25mkr 925–2,982Train, bus via Gothenburg
- 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 Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Gothenburgbus 173
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
32h 52mBus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jönköpingbus
- Take the bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstationbus
43h 45mkr 2,481–6,111Fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane EDI - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
8h 39mkr 1,227–2,862Fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane EDI - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
8h 39mkr 1,572–3,422Fly to Linköping City Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane EDI - LPI
- Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
11h 45mkr 1,426–4,830Fly to Sandefjord Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sandefjord Airport (TRF)plane EDI - TRF
- Take the bus from Sandefjord lufthavn Torp to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
12h 57mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Nassjö Ctrain 083 / ...
- Take the bus from Nässjö Central Station to Karlstad Centralstationbus
33h 52mTrain
- 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 Essen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S+U Lichtenberg Bhftrain 10
- Take the train from Berlin Lichtenberg to Norrköping Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Norrköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
34h 18mkr 7,528–14,401
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Karlstad is to fly and train which costs 900 kr - 3000 kr and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Karlstad is to fly and train which takes 8h 25m and costs 900 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, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Jönköping Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 45m.
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, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Essen Hbf, Berlin Lichtenberg and Norrköping Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 18m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Karlstad is 1254 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Karlstad without a car is to train and bus via Gothenburg which takes 32h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 25m 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 bus which takes 43h 45m and costs 2400 kr - 6500 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 7500 kr - 15000 kr and takes 34h 18m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Karlstad, Sweden?
You can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Jönköping Bus Station in around 43h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Karlstad Centralstation via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Essen Hbf, S+U Lichtenberg Bhf, Berlin Lichtenberg, and Norrköping Centralstation in around 34h 18m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 350–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Poznan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandefjord Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,300
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,900
- 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 430–650
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 430–650
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–370
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Berlin Lichtenberg to Norrköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–3,300
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–600
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–600
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–800
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 450–700
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Norrköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 370–600
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@vrresa.se
- Website
- vrresa.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- 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 1,700–2,400
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=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 160–250
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–380
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@vy.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 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Oslo S to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 200–320
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Oslo S to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 330–550
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–3,200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,500
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Nassjö C
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- 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 1,300–2,300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,800
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S+U Lichtenberg Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Gothenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jönköping
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–950
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Nässjö Central Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- 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 1,447
- Website
- http://www.bergslagstaget.se/
Bus from Nässjö Central Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,689
- Website
- http://www.bergslagstaget.se/
- Phone
- +47 46 84 20 36
- torp@unibuss.no
- Website
- torpekspressen.no
Bus from Sandefjord lufthavn Torp to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- torpekspressen.no
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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Edinburgh to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Karlstad is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:47 PM in Edinburgh and 12:47 AM 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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