There are 10 ways to get from Krefeld to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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 Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUS - EDI
5h 14m£85–183Train to Weeze Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Kevelaer Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NRN - EDI
5h 19m£63–208Train via Aachen
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
- Take the train from Aachen, 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
10h 40m£275–514Bus
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to London Victoriabus N1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukn13 / ...
22h 6m£78–173Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Krefeld to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
12h 16m£267–350Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CGN - EDI
5h 32mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Venlo to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
7h 34m£85–245Train
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- 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
10h 51mTrain #2
- Take the train from Venlo to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 54m£166–380Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Krefeld to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
13h 17m£185–307
Krefeld to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Krefeld to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £60 - £210 and takes 5h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Krefeld to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 5h 14m and costs £85 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Krefeld station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Duisburg central train station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Krefeld to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Krefeld Hbf and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Aachen, Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 40m.
The distance between Krefeld and Edinburgh is 557 miles.
The best way to get from Krefeld to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Aachen which takes 10h 40m and costs £270 - £550.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Krefeld to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Krefeld to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Duisburg central train station.
Krefeld to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Krefeld Hbf station.
The best way to get from Krefeld to Edinburgh is to train via Aachen which takes 10h 40m and costs £270 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £180 and takes 22h 6m.
What companies run services between Krefeld, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Krefeld Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Aachen, Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 10h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Krefeld Hbf to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Duisburg Hbf, Duisburg central train station, and London Victoria in around 22h 6m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–130
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Weeze Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- dialog@rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Website
- RheinRuhrBahn
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RheinRuhrBahn
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RheinRuhrBahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £3–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- 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 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
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- 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
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Duisburg central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- 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
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Krefeld to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Krefeld. It is currently 7:03 AM in Krefeld and 6:03 AM in Edinburgh.
Krefeld to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Aachen, Hbf station.
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