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How to get fromGeilenkirchen to Edinburghby train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Geilenkirchen to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane DUS - EDI
    5h 41m

  2. Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Geilenkirchen, Bf to Krefeld Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane NRN - EDI
    6h 40m
    £63–206

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    9h 35m
    £255–453

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Maastricht to London Victoriabus bus N870
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus bus Ukn13 / ...
    22h 8m
    £81–164

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Geilenkirchen to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar car
    11h 58m
    £263–344

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Sittard to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane AMS - EDI
    7h 16m
    £82–236

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

    1. Take the train from Geilenkirchen to Neuss Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane CGN - EDI
    6h 11m

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane BRU - EDI
    7h
    £100–256

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport

    1. Take the train from Sittard to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane AMS - GLA
    4. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    8h 9m
    £88–291

  10. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane CRL - EDI
    7h 35m
    £73–214

  11. Train via London

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train train
    3. Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    12h 19m
    £145–373

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Geilenkirchen to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar car
    13h
    £182–301

Geilenkirchen to Edinburgh by train

Calendar108Weekly Trains
Duration9h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket£255Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 577.2 mi
  • Duration: 5h 41m

What companies run services between Geilenkirchen, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?

You can take a train from Geilenkirchen to Edinburgh Waverley via Aachen, Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 9h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geilenkirchen, Sittarder Strasse to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Sittard, Station Sittard, Sittard, Maastricht, Maastricht, and London Victoria in around 22h 8m.

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