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There are 10 ways to get from Heilbronn to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane STR - EDI
    6h 8m
    £90–217

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus bus
    24h 32m
    £41–90

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain train 83 / ...
    4. Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    5. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    13h 35m
    £199–542

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Heilbronn to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar car
    14h 56m

  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane FRA - EDI
    7h 5m

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

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane FRA - GLA
    4. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    7h 50m

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Newcastle

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Newcastle (NCL)plane plane FRA - NCL
    4. Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    8h 15m

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Nj
    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
    16h 11m

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus bus N36
    2. Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus bus
    3. Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    24h 48m
    £85–254

  10. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Heilbronn to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar car
    16h 2m
    £216–336

Heilbronn to Edinburgh by train and foot

Calendar34Weekly Services
Duration13h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket£199Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Heilbronn, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?

You can take a train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 13h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heilbronn central train station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Frankfurt and London Victoria in around 24h 32m.

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