There are 11 ways to get from Linz to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, train, 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.
Fly from Linz Airport
best- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LNZ - EDI
9h 13m£144–284Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VIE - EDI
7h 11m£86–213Train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
18h 24m£388–963Bus
- Take the bus from Linz central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 197
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
32h 18m£131–326Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Linz/Donau Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 54m£269–470Train to Salzburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SZG - EDI
6h 49m£105–327Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MUC - EDI
8h 42m£125–377Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PRG - EDI
9h 24m£98–266Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus stationbus 091 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh - Regent Roadbus
36h 25m£130–231Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Linz to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
18h 23m£371–500Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Linz to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
19h 24m£262–432
Linz to Edinburgh by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £85 - £220 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs £100 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Linz central train station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 24m.
The distance between Linz and Edinburgh is 933 miles.
The best way to get from Linz to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 18h 24m and costs £380 - £1,000.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Linz to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Linz to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz central train station.
Linz to Edinburgh train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs £140 - £290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £380 - £1,000 and takes 18h 24m, you could also bus, which costs £130 - £330 and takes 32h 18m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Edinburgh, Scotland?
DAT Danish Air Transport, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris l'Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 18h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–400
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–270
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–170
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–240
Flights from Linz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £130–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–13
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–13
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–60
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- *
- £35–55
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- £19–29
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- £28–45
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- *
- £35–55
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- £35–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
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
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–120
- Couchette Carriage
- £70–85
- Seating Carriage
- £45–60
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- 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 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh - Regent Road
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26
- Website
- Arda Tur
- 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
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Linz to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Linz. It is currently 3:00 AM in Linz and 2:00 AM in Edinburgh.
Linz to Edinburgh train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 station.
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