There are 9 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)EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
6h 18m€75–240Train via Paris
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Est to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Appenweier Bahnhof to Konstanz-Petershausen BahnhofRe2
13h 47m€249–665Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz-Petershausen BahnhofRe2
27h 40m€137–329Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Petershausen-West
16h 53mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)GLA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
8h 47m€119–364Fly Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)EDI - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singen
8h 11m€121–280Fly Edinburgh Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)EDI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Singen
8h 10m€90–215Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Appenweier Bahnhof to Konstanz-Petershausen BahnhofRe2
14h 34m€239–705Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Petershausen-West
17h 53m€271–397
Edinburgh to Mainau by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Mainau is to fly and train which costs €90 - €220 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Mainau is to fly and train which takes 6h 18m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Mainau. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est, Strasbourg and Appenweier Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 47m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Mainau is 1338 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Mainau without a car is to train via Paris which takes 13h 47m and costs €240 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Edinburgh to Mainau, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Mainau train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Mainau is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:26 AM in Edinburgh and 5:26 AM in Mainau.
Edinburgh to Mainau train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
There are 2709+ hotels available in Mainau.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Mainau, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Strasbourg, and Appenweier Bahnhof in around 13h 47m.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- 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
- €80–310
- 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
- €85–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Appenweier Bahnhof to Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- 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
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- €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
- €65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €230–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €260–300
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- 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
- €26–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- 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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