There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Mainau by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
6h 26m€96–305Train 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 Est to Offenburgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Allensbach Bahnhoftrain Re2
14h 1m€406–655Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europetrain
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Constance central bus stationbus 011
22h 27m€205–444Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Mainaucar
16h 56mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GLA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
7h 21m€114–372Fly Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane EDI - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
7h 50m€121–278Fly Edinburgh Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Singentrain
8h 7m€105–276Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain Re2
15h 8m€372–716Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Strasbourgbus 834
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Freiburgbus 011
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Constance central bus stationbus 011
27h 11m€110–190Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Mainaucar
18h 2m€242–406
Edinburgh to Mainau by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Mainau is to bus which costs €110 - €190 and takes 27h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Mainau is to fly and train which takes 6h 26m and costs €95 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Mainau station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Constance central bus station via London Victoria, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon, Strasbourg and Freiburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Mainau. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Konstanz-Wollmatingen via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est, Offenburg Bahnhof and Allensbach. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 1m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Mainau is 1344 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Mainau without a car is to train via Paris which takes 14h 1m and costs €400 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Edinburgh to Mainau, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Mainau bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Mainau train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Mainau is to train via Paris which takes 14h 1m and costs €400 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €190 and takes 27h 11m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Mainau, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Konstanz-Wollmatingen via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Offenburg Bahnhof, and Allensbach in around 14h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Constance central bus station via London Victoria, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon, Strasbourg, and Freiburg in around 27h 11m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–420
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–420
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–410
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Allensbach Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- 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
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Strasbourg to Constance central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Constance central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Mainau bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Mainau is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:46 AM in Edinburgh and 2:46 AM in Mainau.
Edinburgh to Mainau train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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