There are 8 ways to get from Karlstad to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), night train, or bus
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Train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Lillestrømtrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OSL - EDI
7h 37m£96–218Train to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GOT - EDI
7h 33m£76–245Train
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- 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
28h 36m£445–837Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the night train from Goteborg C to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
39h 16m£307–506Train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ARN - EDI
8h 7m£124–269Train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Lillestrømtrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane OSL - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 2m£141–365Bus, train
- Take the bus from Karlstad Centralstation to Nässjö Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Nassjö C to Hamburg Hbftrain 083 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
33h 30mBus
- Take the bus from Karlstad busstation to Karlskoga busstationbus 850 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlskoga Bus Station to Gothenburg Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gothenburg to Hanover central bus stationbus 173
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
43h 40m£174–439
Karlstad to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlstad to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £75 - £250 and takes 7h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Karlstad to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 7h 33m and costs £75 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlstad station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Karlstad busstation and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Karlskoga Bus Station, Gothenburg, Hanover central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlstad station to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Karlstad Centralstation and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Göteborg Centralstation, Hamburg Hbf, Köln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 36m.
The distance between Karlstad and Edinburgh is 768 miles.
The best way to get from Karlstad to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 28h 36m and costs £440 - £850.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Karlstad to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Karlstad to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Karlstad busstation.
Karlstad to Edinburgh train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Karlstad Centralstation.
The best way to get from Karlstad to Edinburgh is to train which takes 28h 36m and costs £440 - £850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £170 - £440 and takes 43h 40m.
What companies run services between Karlstad, Sweden and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Karlstad Centralstation to Edinburgh Waverley via Göteborg Centralstation, Hamburg Hbf, Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 28h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlstad busstation to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Karlskoga Bus Station, Gothenburg, Hanover central bus station, and London Victoria in around 43h 40m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–150
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Aberdeen Airport via Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Edinburgh Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–310
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Aberdeen Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Lillestrøm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@vy.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Lillestrøm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Lillestrøm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Night train from Goteborg C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- 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
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- 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
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- 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 Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@vrresa.se
- Website
- vrresa.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Nassjö C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- 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
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlstad busstation to Karlskoga busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Gothenburg to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Karlstad Centralstation to Nässjö Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Karlstad busstation to Karlskoga busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Karlskoga Bus Station to Gothenburg Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- 0771 – 32 32 00
- Website
- varmlandstrafik.se
Bus from Karlstad busstation to Karlskoga busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- https://www.varmlandstrafik.se/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Karlstad to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Karlskoga busstation.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Karlstad. It is currently 6:39 PM in Karlstad and 5:39 PM in Edinburgh.
Karlstad to Edinburgh train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Göteborg Centralstation.
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