There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Stockholm by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane EDI - ARN
5h 9mkr 1,187–2,687Train via Cologne
- 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 Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
26h 9mkr 5,802–10,698Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
43h 45mkr 2,361–3,837Drive, Eurotunnel, train, bus
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Drive from Altona to Stockholmcar
34h 26mkr 5,833–8,064Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane GLA - ARN
8h 16mkr 1,263–4,619Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane NCL - ARN
8h 26mkr 1,434–3,889Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
29hkr 5,752–9,498Train, night train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Padborg sttrain 75 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Padborg to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain En
30h 34m
Edinburgh to Stockholm by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Stockholm is to fly which costs 1100 kr - 2700 kr and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Stockholm is to fly which takes 5h 9m and costs 1100 kr - 2700 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Stockholm. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Stockholm, Cityterminalen via London Victoria and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Stockholm station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Stockholm Centralstation via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 9m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Stockholm is 1371 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Stockholm without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 26h 9m and costs 5500 kr - 11000 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Edinburgh to Stockholm, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Stockholm bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Stockholm train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Stockholm is to fly which takes 5h 9m and costs 1100 kr - 2700 kr. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs 5500 kr - 11000 kr and takes 26h 9m, you could also bus, which costs 2300 kr - 3900 kr and takes 43h 45m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Stockholm, Sweden?
Norwegian Air International, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stockholm Centralstation via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 26h 9m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,800
Flights from Newcastle to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,900
Flights from Newcastle to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,900
Flights from Newcastle to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newcastle to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,200
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
- 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
- kr 1,500–2,500
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,500
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–3,800
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–3,800
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 450–950
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Padborg st
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 350–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,500
- Website
- Snälltåget
- 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
- kr 1,542
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,542
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–330
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 240–400
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 100–180
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 480–800
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 370–550
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,700
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–380
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–380
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,100
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,900
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Padborg st
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 150
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Padborg st
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 150
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Night train from Padborg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
- 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
- kr 550–850
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Stockholm bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Stockholm is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:51 AM in Edinburgh and 8:51 AM in Stockholm.
Edinburgh to Stockholm train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Book your Edinburgh to Stockholm train tickets online with Omio.
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