There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Merano by plane, shuttle, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, night train, 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 to Il Caravaggio International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane EDI - BGY
- Take a shuttle bus from Orio al Serio Airport to Merano
8h 51m€101–271Train
- 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 Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozentrain 89
20h 21m€273–653Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Meranbus 095
36h 40m€107–216Train, night train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Merantrain Re
29h 6m€324–1,018Fly to Innsbruck Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane EDI - INN
- Take the train from Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch to Merano Merantrain
9h 2m€136–336Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane EDI - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozentrain
10h 51m€180–394Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane EDI - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozentrain
9h 33m€123–356Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane EDI - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozentrain
9h 58m€141–375Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Plzeň CANbus
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain Ec
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Merano
38h 13m€215–525Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Meranocar
20h 20mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Meranocar
21h 25m€300–452
Edinburgh to Merano by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Merano is to bus which costs €100 - €220 and takes 36h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Merano is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 51m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Merano. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Meran via London Victoria and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Merano. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Merano Meran via London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Brennero - Brenner. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 6m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Merano is 1773 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Merano without a car is to train which takes 20h 21m and costs €270 - €700.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Edinburgh to Merano, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Merano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Merano train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Merano is to train which takes 20h 21m and costs €270 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €220 and takes 36h 40m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Terme Merano via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Bolzano/Bozen, and Bolzano - Stazione in around 20h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Meran via London Victoria and Munich central bus station in around 36h 40m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- 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
- €65–120
- 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
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €150–230
- 1st Class
- €330–550
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch to Merano Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Shuttle from Orio al Serio Airport to Merano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Merano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/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
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Plzeň CAN
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- 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
- €28–45
- 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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Edinburgh to Merano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Merano is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:34 AM in Edinburgh and 11:34 AM in Merano.
Edinburgh to Merano train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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