There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Sempach by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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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 HB to Luzerntrain
6h 36mCHF 96–277Fly Edinburgh Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
- Take the train from Olten to Sempach-Neuenkirchtrain
7h 8mCHF 81–298Train
- 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 Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
13h 53mCHF 348–622Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Surseetrain Ir / ...
27h 51mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sempachcar
16h 29mTrain 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 HB to Luzerntrain
7h 34mCHF 136–321Fly Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane EDI - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Surseetrain
9h 14mCHF 140–423Bus, train
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus 180
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Surseetrain Ir / ...
30h 13mBus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to The Haguebus
- Take the bus from The Hague to Luzernbus
33h 53mCHF 123–230Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sempachcar
17h 35mCHF 232–367
Edinburgh to Sempach by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Sempach is to fly and train which costs SFr 80 - SFr 300 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sempach is to fly and train which takes 6h 36m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 280.
The distance between Edinburgh and Sempach is 1343 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Sempach without a car is to train which takes 13h 53m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Edinburgh to Sempach, including transfers.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Sempach is to train which takes 13h 53m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 230 and takes 33h 53m.
Sempach is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:18 PM in Edinburgh and 12:18 AM in Sempach.
There are 249+ hotels available in Sempach.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Sempach, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sempach Stadt, Luzernertor via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Olten, Sempach-Neuenkirch, and Sempach Station in around 13h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Sempach Stadt, Luzernertor via London Victoria, The Hague, Luzern, Luzern, Sempach-Neuenkirch, and Sempach Station in around 33h 53m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Sursee
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Sempach-Neuenkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Sursee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- CHF 120–180
- 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
- CHF 120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Sursee
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- 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
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- CHF 30–34
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to The Hague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from The Hague to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- CHF 7–19
- 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
- CHF 5–14
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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