There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kiruna by plane, bus, night train, or train
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 Kiruna Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane EDI - KRN
10h 37mkr 3,295–5,725Fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane EDI - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bromsgårdbus
- Take the bus from Narvik Bromsgård to Sjukhusetbus
12h 19mkr 1,705–6,115Bus, night train
- 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 Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus 173 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Kiruna stationnighttrain Nt
2d 12hkr 3,701–6,887Train, night train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Kiruna stationnighttrain Nt
47h 44mkr 6,802–12,598
Edinburgh to Kiruna by bus and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kiruna is to fly and bus which costs 1700 kr - 6500 kr and takes 12h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kiruna is to fly which takes 10h 37m and costs 3300 kr - 6000 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Kiruna station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Kiruna station via London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg and Malmö Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 44m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kiruna is 1809 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Kiruna without a car is to bus and night train which takes 2 days 12h and costs 3700 kr - 7000 kr.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Edinburgh to Kiruna, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Kiruna train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Kiruna is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 8:46 AM in Edinburgh and 9:46 AM in Kiruna.
Edinburgh to Kiruna train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
There are 61+ hotels available in Kiruna.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kiruna, Sweden?
Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air International, and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kiruna Airport (KRN) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kiruna Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,200
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–4,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–4,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–3,800
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–380
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–550
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- kundeservice@nor-way.no
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bromsgård
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–340
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bromsgård
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 80–120
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- +46 980 124 00
- info@kirunabuss.se
- Website
- Kiruna Buss Ab
Bus from Narvik Bromsgård to Sjukhuset
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Schedules at
- Kiruna Buss Ab
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