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There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kassel by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt, train

    best
    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeEDI - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
    6h 42m
    €125–314

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
    2. Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
    3. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kasselbus023 / ...
    23h 55m
    €100–231

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainEil
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain79
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain20 / ...
    13h 9m
    €208–669

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kasselcar
    14h 13m

  5. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)planeEDI - HAJ
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
    7h 45m
    €141–299

  6. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeEDI - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
    8h 31m
    €138–352

  7. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeGLA - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
    7h 30m
    €124–399

  8. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeEDI - CGN
    2. Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurttrain
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
    8h 1m
    €131–371

  9. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeEDI - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhetrain
    10h 17m
    €139–422

  10. Train via Düsseldorf

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
    2. Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    3. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Venlotrain
    4. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    5. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoehetrainRe
    17h 59m
    €214–612

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
    2. Take the bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoortbus
    3. Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Kasselbus
    24h 37m
    €100–279

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Kasselcar
    15h 20m
    €249–364

Edinburgh to Kassel by train

Calendar49Weekly Trains
Duration13h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket€208Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kassel, Germany?

You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kassel Hauptbahnhof via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt, and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 13h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Kassel via London Victoria, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, and Dortmund central bus station in around 23h 55m.

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