There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Karlstad by plane, train, bus, or train (Eurostar)
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 Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
best- 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 32mkr 1,179–2,764Fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane EDI - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
8h 25mkr 895–2,874Train, bus 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Gothenburgbus 173
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
30h 16mkr 5,075–9,854Train, bus
- 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 22mFly 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 1,538–3,328Fly 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 49mkr 1,428–4,832Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- 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
34h 12mTrain
- 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 München Osttrain Nj
- Take the train from München Ost to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 304
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
41h 30mkr 7,275–12,204Bus
- 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 2,340–4,653
Edinburgh to Karlstad by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Karlstad is to fly and train which costs 850 kr - 2900 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 850 kr - 2900 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, Bruxelles-Midi, München Ost, Malmö, Centralstation and Göteborg Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 30m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Karlstad is 1228 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Karlstad without a car is to train and bus via Cologne which takes 30h 16m and costs 5000 kr - 10000 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 32m 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 41h 30m and costs 7000 kr - 13000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 2300 kr - 4700 kr and takes 43h 45m.
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, Bruxelles-Midi, München Ost, Malmö, Centralstation, and Göteborg Centralstation in around 41h 30m. Alternatively, 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.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- 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
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- 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
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,000
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 950–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,700
- 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 170–250
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- 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
- Twice 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
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–370
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- 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 Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–800
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 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 200–330
- 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 460–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.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 1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 450–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 390–650
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–650
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–650
- 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 Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–650
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–650
- 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 390–600
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–600
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–600
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–600
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–600
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/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
- kr 700–1,600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,600
- 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
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=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 1,800–3,100
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,100
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from München Ost to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–2,900
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–950
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Gothenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Gothenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Gothenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,100
- 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 490–850
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jönköping
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- 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 500–900
- 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 1,461
- Website
- http://www.bergslagstaget.se/
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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 3:26 AM in Edinburgh and 4:26 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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