There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Solingen by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)EDI - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Solingen Mitte
5h 47mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London VictoriaUkxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus stationN280
23h 41m€68–242Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
10h 51m€175–584Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln HbfIce
20h 24m€97–302Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Solingen
12h 47mFly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)EDI - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Solingen Hbf
5h 22m€87–247Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)EDI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
6h 41m€133–330Fly to Weeze Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Weeze Airport (NRN)EDI - NRN
- Take the train from Weeze Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
7h 39mTrain via Rotterdam
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Venlo
- Take the train from Venlo to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
14h 25m€181–505Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Solingen
13h 54m€219–319
Edinburgh to Solingen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Solingen is to bus which costs €65 - €250 and takes 23h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Solingen is to fly and train which takes 5h 22m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Solingen. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Solingen Mühlenplatz via London Victoria, Düsseldorf Hbf and Wuppertal Vohwinkel Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Solingen. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Solingen Bahnhof Mitte via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Koeln Hbf and Solingen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 51m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Solingen is 891 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Solingen without a car is to train which takes 10h 51m and costs €170 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Edinburgh to Solingen, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Solingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Solingen train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Solingen is to train which takes 10h 51m and costs €170 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €250 and takes 23h 41m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Solingen, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Solingen Bahnhof Mitte via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Koeln Hbf, and Solingen Hbf in around 10h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Solingen Mühlenplatz via London Victoria, Düsseldorf central bus station, Düsseldorf Hbf, and Wuppertal Vohwinkel Bf in around 23h 41m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Phone
- +49 2104 305400
- Website
- regio-bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Solingen Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- regio-bahn.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
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Solingen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- 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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Solingen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- dialog@rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Website
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
Train from Weeze Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- traincharter.eu
- 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 Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Solingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Solingen is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:21 PM in Edinburgh and 3:21 PM in Solingen.
Edinburgh to Solingen train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
There are 1907+ hotels available in Solingen.

















































