There are 12 ways to get from Hanover to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, train, or car train
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Fly Hannover Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HAJ - EDI
6h 32m£110–225Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRE - EDI
7h 24m£80–243Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Wuppertal Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
13h 16m£287–531Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Hanover to Rotterdamcar
- Take the car ferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Edinburghcar
20h 13m£183–343Bus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus N1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
24h 51m£84–253Fly Hannover Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HAJ - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 52m£139–266Fly Hannover Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Newcastle (NCL)plane HAJ - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 56m£140–348Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUS - EDI
7h 16m£126–316Train to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FRA - EDI
7h 10m£150–348Train
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 27mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
22h 2m£224–336Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Hanover to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
14h 27m
Hanover to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £80 - £260 and takes 24h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Edinburgh is to fly and train which takes 5h 52m and costs £130 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Hanover central bus station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Wuppertal Hbf, Köln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 16m.
The distance between Hanover and Edinburgh is 599 miles.
The best way to get from Hanover to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 13h 16m and costs £280 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Hanover to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Hanover to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs £110 - £230. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs £280 - £550 and takes 13h 16m, you could also bus, which costs £80 - £260 and takes 24h 51m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
KLM, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via Wuppertal Hbf, Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 13h 16m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–370
Flights from Hannover Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–220
Flights from Hannover Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–340
Flights from Hannover Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Hannover Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/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
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- 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
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Hannover Hbf to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Rotterdam to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
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Hanover to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Hanover. It is currently 2:08 PM in Hanover and 1:08 PM in Edinburgh.
Hanover to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Wuppertal Hbf station.
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