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

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There are 13 ways to get from Heerlen to Edinburgh by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train S43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    9h 19m
    £259–437

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-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 22m
    £66–192

  3. 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 15m
    £82–170

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar car
    11h 41m
    £268–351

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

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane DUS - EDI
    6h 32m

  6. Train via London

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train S43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train train
    4. Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    13h 9m
    £139–357

  7. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar car
    12h 43m
    £176–308

  8. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane BRU - EDI
    6h 46m
    £98–231

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

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane AMS - EDI
    6h 50m
    £80–230

  10. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane CGN - EDI
    6h 5m
    £74–225

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

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven 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
    7h 49m
    £86–275

  12. Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath, Bf to Krefeld Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane NRN - EDI
    7h 30m
    £74–245

  13. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Newcastle

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane plane AMS - NCL
    4. Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    8h 11m
    £107–305

Heerlen to Edinburgh by train

Calendar125Weekly Trains
Duration9h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket£259Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 718 mi
  • Duration: 9h 19m

What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Edinburgh, Scotland?

You can take a train from Heerlen to Edinburgh Waverley via Liège-Guillemins, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 9h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heerlen, Station Heerlen to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Gulpen-Wittem, Gulpen Busstation, Maastricht, Station, Maastricht, and London Victoria in around 22h 15m.

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