There are 12 ways to get from Lindau to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), 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 Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)ZRH - EDI
7h 20m£79–240Train via Paris
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Radolfzell BahnhofRe3 / ...
- Take the train from Radolfzell Bahnhof to Offenburg BahnhofRe2
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris EstTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
15h 35m£219–630Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bregenz bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationN77
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
31h 9m£117–297Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lindau to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
17h 38mTrain to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly
- Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Memmingen
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)FMM - EDI
8h 45m£87–214Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)MUC - EDI
8h 18m£114–227Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)STR - EDI
8h 47m£112–266Train, train to Innsbruck Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Feldkirch
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)INN - EDI
8h 37m£93–483Train, train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HB
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BSL - EDI
9h 58m£80–225Train
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof62 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Bruxelles-MidiNj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
20h 42m£203–598Bus
- Take the bus from Lindau to Munich central bus station206 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
34h 18m£82–249Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lindau to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburgh
18h 33m£238–355
Lindau to Edinburgh by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lindau to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £80 - £230 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Lindau to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs £75 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Lindau to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Lindau and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Lindau to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Lindau-Insel and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof, Radolfzell Bahnhof, Offenburg, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 35m.
The distance between Lindau and Edinburgh is 866 miles.
The best way to get from Lindau to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Paris which takes 15h 35m and costs £210 - £650.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Lindau to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Lindau to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lindau station.
Lindau to Edinburgh train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), depart from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Lindau to Edinburgh is to train via Paris which takes 15h 35m and costs £210 - £650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £80 - £250 and takes 34h 18m.
What companies run services between Lindau, Bavaria, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Lindau-Insel to Edinburgh Waverley via Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof, Radolfzell Bahnhof, Offenburg, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 15h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lindau to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Munich central bus station and London Victoria in around 34h 18m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–160
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Radolfzell Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–12
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Radolfzell Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–27
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Radolfzell Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Radolfzell Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lindau-Insel to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Radolfzell Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Lindau-Insel to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £27–45
Train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £23–35
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £40–65
Train from Lindau-Insel to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Lindau-Insel to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- £9–14
- First Class
- £18–24
Train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- £24–35
- First Class
- £45–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £30–50
- 1st Class
- £50–75
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bregenz bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lindau to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–27
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Lindau to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Lindau. It is currently 4:45 PM in Lindau and 3:45 PM in Edinburgh.
Lindau to Edinburgh train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), arrive at Radolfzell Bahnhof station.
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