There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lier by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brussels Airport (BRU)EDI - BRU
- Take the train from Anvers-Berchem to Lierre
5h 2m€91–228Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London VictoriaUkxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Antwerp814 / ...
18h 57m€57–173Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to LierreIc / ...
8h 38m€144–474Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoort
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-BerchemIc / ...
16h 13m€75–248Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lier
10h 39mFly Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)EDI - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
5h 39m€91–307Fly Edinburgh Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)EDI - CRL
- Take the train from Fleurus to Louvain
- Take the train from Louvain to Lierre
6h 58m€61–173Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)GLA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
6h 29m€105–392Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Lier
11h 46m€189–274
Edinburgh to Lier by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lier is to bus which costs €55 - €180 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lier is to fly and train which takes 5h 2m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Lier. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Lier Markt via London Victoria and Berchem Station perron 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Lier. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Lierre via London St Pancras Intl and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 38m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lier is 824 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Lier without a car is to train which takes 8h 38m and costs €140 - €480.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Edinburgh to Lier, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Lier bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Lier train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Lier is to train which takes 8h 38m and costs €140 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €180 and takes 18h 57m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lier, Belgium?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Lierre via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 8h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Lier Markt via London Victoria, Antwerp, and Berchem Station perron 3 in around 18h 57m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–170
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Anvers-Berchem to Lierre
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Lierre
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–9
- 1st Class
- €9–13
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Berchem
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €10–16
Train from Fleurus to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Louvain to Lierre
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Berchem
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- Rail 1st Class
- €14–21
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €260–300
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Lier bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Lier is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:07 AM in Edinburgh and 3:07 AM in Lier.
Edinburgh to Lier train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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