There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Magdeburg by plane, train, train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, or car train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane EDI - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain
7h 23m€92–276Train via Cologne
- 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain 19 / ...
14h 34m€389–877Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Hullcar
- Take the car ferry from Hull to Rotterdamcarferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Magdeburgcar
23h 2m€364–563Bus via Dortmund
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Magdeburgbus
25h 17mFly Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane EDI - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain
8h 50m€167–371Fly Edinburgh Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane EDI - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
8h 30m€140–513Train to Newcastle, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane NCL - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain
8h 35m€143–408Fly Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane EDI - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain
9h 3m€174–504Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain 19 / ...
16h 43m€290–547Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Magdeburg central bus stationbus N67 / ...
29h 15m€171–364Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Magdeburgcar
15h 28m€382–497
Edinburgh to Magdeburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Magdeburg is to fly and train which costs €90 - €280 and takes 7h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Magdeburg is to fly and train which takes 7h 23m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Magdeburg. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Magdeburg via LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall and Dortmund. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Magdeburg. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Magdeburg Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 34m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Magdeburg is 1342 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Magdeburg without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 14h 34m and costs €380 - €900.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Edinburgh to Magdeburg, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Magdeburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Magdeburg train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Magdeburg is to train via Cologne which takes 14h 34m and costs €380 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus via Dortmund, which costs and takes 25h 17m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Magdeburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Magdeburg Hbf via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Koeln Hbf, and Köln Hbf in around 14h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Magdeburg via London Victoria, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, and Dortmund in around 25h 17m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–270
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newcastle to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Dortmund to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Hull to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
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Edinburgh to Magdeburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Magdeburg is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:55 AM in Edinburgh and 1:55 AM in Magdeburg.
Edinburgh to Magdeburg train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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