There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Rinteln by train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, train, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- 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 Aachen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain 14
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Rinteln Bahnhoftrain
14h 7m€378–673Fly to Bremen Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane EDI - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhftrain
10h 12m€98–483Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Hullcar
- Take the carferry from Hull to Rotterdamcarferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Rintelncar
21h 39m€456–565Bus, train
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Stadthagen Bahnhoftrain S1
27h 34mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rintelncar
14h 6m€361–463Train via Frankfurt am Main
- 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 Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain 55
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Rinteln Bahnhoftrain
18h 9m€445–793Train, bus via Leeds
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leedstrain
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Stadthagen Bahnhoftrain S1
27h 46mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisletrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoriabus 838
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Stadthagen Bahnhoftrain S1
28h 33mFly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane EDI - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Hameln, Bahnhoftrain
8h 32mFly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane EDI - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Loehne(Westf)train
7h 54mFly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane EDI - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Rinteln Bahnhoftrain
9h 5m€121–311
Edinburgh to Rinteln by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Rinteln is to fly and train which costs €120 - €320 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Rinteln is to fly and train which takes 9h 5m and costs €120 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Rinteln. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Rinteln Bahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Aachen, Hbf and Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 7m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Rinteln is 1477 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Rinteln without a car is to train which takes 14h 7m and costs €370 - €700.
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from Edinburgh to Rinteln, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Rinteln train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Rinteln is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:50 PM in Edinburgh and 3:50 PM in Rinteln.
Edinburgh to Rinteln train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
There are 801+ hotels available in Rinteln.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Rinteln, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Rinteln Kollegienplatz via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Aachen, Hbf, Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB, Rinteln Bahnhof, and Rinteln Bahnhof in around 14h 7m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
- 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
- €80–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Rinteln Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Rinteln Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Rinteln Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Stadthagen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Stadthagen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Stadthagen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Loehne(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Hull to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €320–360
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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