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There are 12 ways to get from Europe to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), taxi, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeFRA - EDI
    8h 14m
    £119–264

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof WilhelmshöhetrainRb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt to London Victoriabus
    4. Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
    27h 26m
    £65–146

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurttrain50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntltrainEil
    4. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    15h 18m
    £209–634

  4. Taxi, train, bus via Brussels

    1. Take the taxi from Sontra-Blankenbach to Bebra Bahnhoftaxi250
    2. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain51
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles-NordtrainNj
    4. Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus
    5. Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    26h 9m
    £138–307

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Europe to Calais-Fréthuncar
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
    14h 59m

  6. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeDUS - EDI
    9h 55m
    £137–297

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Glasgow Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)planeFRA - GLA
    3. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    8h 59m
    £121–349

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Newcastle, train

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Newcastle (NCL)planeFRA - NCL
    3. Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    9h 37m
    £124–358

  9. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeCGN - EDI
    8h 59m
    £121–308

  10. Train via Cologne

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain51
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntltrainEil
    4. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    16h 12m
    £231–605

  11. Taxi, train, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Sontra-Blankenbach to Bebra Bahnhoftaxi250
    2. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to FrankfurttrainRe5
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to London Victoriabus
    4. Take the bus from London Victoria to North St David Streetbus831
    33h 41m
    £95–250

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Europe to Calaiscar
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
    16h
    £217–326

Europe to Edinburgh by bus and train

Calendar56Weekly Services
Duration15h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket£209Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Europe and Edinburgh, Scotland?

You can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Edinburgh Waverley via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 15h 18m.

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