There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Ulm by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane EDI - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 36m€108–249Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Ulmbus
26h 30m€80–229Train 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 Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 83
12h 46m€208–574Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Ulm Hbftrain Ice
22h€168–535Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ulmcar
16h 40mFly Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane EDI - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 49m€111–306Fly Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane EDI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 3m€129–391Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane GLA - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 25m€127–315Fly Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EDI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 36m€121–293Train
- 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 Mannheim Hbftrain Nj
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
17h 17m€198–559Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Ulmcar
17h 48m€270–406
Edinburgh to Ulm by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Ulm is to bus which costs €80 - €230 and takes 26h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Ulm is to fly and train which takes 6h 36m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Ulm. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Ulm via London Victoria and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Ulm. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Ulm Hauptbahnhof via London St Pancras Intl and Paris l'Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 46m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Ulm is 1259 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Ulm without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 46m and costs €200 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Edinburgh to Ulm, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Ulm train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Ulm is to train via Paris which takes 12h 46m and costs €200 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €230 and takes 26h 30m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Ulm, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Ulm Hauptbahnhof via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris l'Est in around 12h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Ulm via London Victoria and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon in around 26h 30m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- €65–130
- 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
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €130–230
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–80
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €60–110
- 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
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €260–300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Schaffhausen to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 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 Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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 Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Ulm is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:27 AM in Edinburgh and 4:27 AM in Ulm.
Edinburgh to Ulm train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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