There are 8 ways to get from Groningen to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, ferry, car, or car train
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
6h 13m£85–267Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus 075 / ...
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to London Victoriabus 814
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
23h 20m£59–213Train
- Take the train from Groningen to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 37m£137–552Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Amsterdam Zuidtrain
- Take the ferry from Amsterdam IJmuiden to Newcastle upon Tyneferry
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 598 / ...
26h 21m£79–373Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AMS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 8m£97–295Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane AMS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 38m£90–351Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Bad Nieuweschanstrain
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRE - EDI
10h 45m£104–260Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Groningen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
13h 53m
Groningen to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £55 - £220 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs £80 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Amsterdam Sloterdijk and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Rotterdam Centraal and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 37m.
The distance between Groningen and Edinburgh is 558 miles.
The best way to get from Groningen to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 11h 37m and costs £130 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Groningen to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Groningen to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Edinburgh train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
The best way to get from Groningen to Edinburgh is to train which takes 11h 37m and costs £130 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £220 and takes 23h 20m.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Groningen to Edinburgh Waverley via Rotterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., and King's Cross in around 11h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Groningen central station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Amsterdam Sloterdijk and London Victoria in around 23h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–270
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–370
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–380
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £29–45
- 1st Class
- £60–100
Train from Groningen to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–32
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £190–380
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Groningen to Amsterdam Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £28–45
- 1st Class
- £55–95
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £39–44
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- £39–44
Train from Groningen to Amsterdam Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £38–42
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- £38–42
Train from Groningen to Bad Nieuweschans
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- £9–11
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Ferry from Amsterdam IJmuiden to Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £1–210
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Groningen to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Groningen. It is currently 8:45 PM in Groningen and 7:45 PM in Edinburgh.
Groningen to Edinburgh train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Rotterdam Centraal station.
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