There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lech by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlbergtrain
9h 9m€121–341Fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Langen Am Arlbergtrain
11h 13m€111–344Train via Paris
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich HBtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to St. Anton Am Arlbergtrain Rjx
16h 59m€577–902Train, bus
- 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 bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Zürichbus
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Langen Am Arlbergtrain Rjx
21h 36m€372–630Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Garmisch-Partenkirchen stationbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Reutte Bahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Reutte Bahnhof to Warth Dorfplatzbus 110
38h 15mFly to Innsbruck Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane EDI - INN
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Langen Am Arlbergtrain
7h 55m€132–451Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane EDI - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Kufsteintrain
- Take the train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlbergtrain
11h 4m€135–351Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane EDI - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Bregenz to Langen Am Arlbergtrain
12h 2m€139–407Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Anton Am Arlbergtrain Rjx
28h 52m€375–710Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lechcar
18h 59m€407–544Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Lechcar
20h€300–498
Edinburgh to Lech by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lech is to fly and train which costs €120 - €350 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lech is to fly and train which takes 7h 55m and costs €130 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Lech. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Lech Schlosskopf via London Victoria, Munich central bus station, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Reutte Bahnhof and Warth Dorfplatz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Lech. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at St. Anton Am Arlberg via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare de Lyon and Zuerich Hb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 59m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lech is 1466 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Lech without a car is to train via Paris which takes 16h 59m and costs €550 - €900.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Edinburgh to Lech, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Lech bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Lech train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Lech is to train via Paris which takes 16h 59m and costs €550 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 38h 15m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lech, Austria?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Lech Dorfhus via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare de Lyon, Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, St. Anton Am Arlberg, and St. Anton a.A. Bahnhof in around 16h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Lech Schlosskopf via London Victoria, Munich central bus station, Garmisch-Partenkirchen station, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Reutte Bahnhof, and Warth Dorfplatz in around 38h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlberg
- *
- €30–50
Train from Zuerich Hb to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- *
- €29–45
Train from Zuerich Hb to Langen Am Arlberg
- *
- €30–50
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Langen Am Arlberg
- *
- €21–35
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- *
- €28–45
Train from Feldkirch to Langen Am Arlberg
- *
- €13–19
Train from Bregenz to Langen Am Arlberg
- *
- €17–26
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- *
- €40–65
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €220–310
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Feldkirch to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Feldkirch to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Bregenz to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Feldkirch to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Bregenz to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Feldkirch to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–29
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Ost to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Kufstein to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Garmisch-Partenkirchen station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Reutte Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 512 56 16 16
- info@vvt.at
- Website
- vvt.at
Bus from Reutte Bahnhof to Warth Dorfplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- vvt.at
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Lech bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Lech is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:33 AM in Edinburgh and 4:33 AM in Lech.
Edinburgh to Lech train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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