There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Winterthur by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EDI - ZRH
5h 5mCHF 73–219Train
- 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 Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
13h 37mCHF 338–587Train, 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 Zurichbus
26h 50mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Winterthurcar
16h 46mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GLA - ZRH
6h 8mCHF 118–264Fly Edinburgh Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Basel (BSL)plane EDI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
6h 47mCHF 93–316Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Zurich Airport bus stationbus
29h 23mCHF 106–203Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Winterthurcar
17h 52mCHF 241–366
Edinburgh to Winterthur by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Winterthur is to fly which costs SFr 70 - SFr 220 and takes 5h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Winterthur is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 220.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Winterthur. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Winterthur via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 37m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Winterthur is 1280 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Winterthur without a car is to train which takes 13h 37m and costs SFr 330 - SFr 600.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Edinburgh to Winterthur, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Winterthur train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Winterthur is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 330 - SFr 600 and takes 13h 37m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 210 and takes 29h 23m.
Winterthur is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:02 PM in Edinburgh and 7:02 PM in Winterthur.
Edinburgh to Winterthur train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Winterthur, Switzerland?
easyJet, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Winterthur via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 13h 37m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–210
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
- 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 110–180
- 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 110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–200
- 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
- +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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- CHF 29–34
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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 Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Zurich Airport bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- 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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