There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Ludwigshafen am Rhein by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane EDI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 22m€118–291Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Mannheim central bus stationbus N27 / ...
26h 7m€93–170Train
- 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 Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
11h 55m€343–532Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ludwigshafen am Rheincar
14h 20mFly Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane EDI - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 14m€111–292Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GLA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 14m€118–307Train to Newcastle, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NCL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 29m€138–445Train via Mainz
- 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 Mainz Hbftrain Nj
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Mittetrain S5 / ...
15h 18m€309–487Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Koblenz Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Mittetrain Re1
25h 56m€243–752Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Ludwigshafen am Rheincar
15h 33m€251–366
Edinburgh to Ludwigshafen am Rhein by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Ludwigshafen am Rhein is to bus which costs €90 - €170 and takes 26h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Ludwigshafen am Rhein is to fly and train which takes 5h 22m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Ludwigshafen am Rhein station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Mannheim central bus station via London Victoria and Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Ludwigshafen am Rhein. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 55m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Ludwigshafen am Rhein is 1114 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Ludwigshafen am Rhein without a car is to train which takes 11h 55m and costs €340 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Edinburgh to Ludwigshafen am Rhein, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Ludwigshafen am Rhein bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Ludwigshafen am Rhein train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Ludwigshafen am Rhein is to train which takes 11h 55m and costs €340 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €170 and takes 26h 7m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, and Frankfurt in around 11h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Mannheim central bus station via London Victoria and Frankfurt central train station in around 26h 7m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Newcastle to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Newcastle to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Newcastle to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Newcastle to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–27
- 1st Class
- €30–60
- 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
- €180–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €180–250
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €85–120
- 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
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €85–120
- Comfort
- €100–140
- Premium
- €130–170
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €15–21
- 1st Class
- €26–40
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €130–190
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €130–190
- 1st Class
- €280–390
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €28–40
- 1st Class
- €55–70
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–330
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Mainz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €258–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–150
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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 Ludwigshafen am Rhein bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Ludwigshafen am Rhein is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:16 PM in Edinburgh and 8:16 PM in Ludwigshafen am Rhein.
Edinburgh to Ludwigshafen am Rhein train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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