There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Trier by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly to Luxembourg
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane EDI - LUX
6h 3m€61–201Train via Paris
- 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 l'Est to Saarbrücken Hbftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
11h 45m€331–619Bus
- 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 train station to Trier central train stationbus N36
23h 18m€100–187Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Triercar
12h 57mFly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane EDI - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 6m€125–335Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane EDI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 8m€137–346Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane EDI - CGN
- Take the train from Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 4m€101–271Train
- 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 Luxembourgtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re / ...
12h 19m€306–497Train #2
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luxembourgtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re / ...
14h 9m€199–482Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Triercar
14h 9m€197–317
Edinburgh to Trier by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Trier is to fly which costs €60 - €210 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Trier is to fly which takes 6h 3m and costs €60 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Trier station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Trier central train station via Sheffield and Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Trier. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Trier, Hauptbahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est and Saarbrücken Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 45m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Trier is 1002 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Trier without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 45m and costs €330 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Edinburgh to Trier, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Trier bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Trier train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Trier is to fly which takes 6h 3m and costs €60 - €210. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €330 - €650 and takes 11h 45m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €190 and takes 23h 18m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Trier, Germany?
Luxair, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luxembourg (LUX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Trier, Hauptbahnhof via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, and Saarbrücken Hbf in around 11h 45m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- 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
- €130–200
- 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
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- 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 Düsseldorf Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Trier central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- 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
- €8–21
- 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
- €6–35
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Edinburgh to Trier bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Sheffield Interchange/E2 station.
Edinburgh to Trier train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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