There are 9 ways to get from Kiel to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HAM - EDI
6h 11m£86–270Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 52m£384–687Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
30h 18m£117–220Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Kiel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
16h 3m£330–440Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HAM - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 5m£87–315Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRE - EDI
8h 35m£91–367Train, train to Billund Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Flensburgtrain
- Take the train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BLL - EDI
9h 5m£132–437Train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 1m£348–625Train, bus
- Take the train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
31h 6m£212–420
Kiel to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £85 - £320 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs £85 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 52m.
The distance between Kiel and Edinburgh is 641 miles.
The best way to get from Kiel to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 15h 52m and costs £380 - £700.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Kiel to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Kiel to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Edinburgh is to train via Cologne which takes 15h 52m and costs £380 - £700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £110 - £220 and takes 30h 18m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 15h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 30h 18m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from Billund Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from Billund Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Billund Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–340
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Kiel Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Kiel to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Kiel. It is currently 8:24 AM in Kiel and 7:24 AM in Edinburgh.
Kiel to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
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