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How to get fromMagdeburg to Edinburghby train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train or car ferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Magdeburg to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeHAJ - EDI
    8h 11m
    £121–295

  2. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Potsdam Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeBER - EDI
    7h 38m
    £76–206

  3. Train via Cologne

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain56 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain19 / ...
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntltrainEil
    5. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    14h 42m
    £202–650

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Hanover central bus stationbusN66 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
    27h 4m
    £79–224

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Magdeburg to Calais-Fréthuncar
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
    15h 23m

  6. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeLEJ - EDI
    7h 37m
    £126–301

  7. Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Stendal Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeHAM - EDI
    9h 39m
    £97–250

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeFRA - EDI
    8h 27m
    £134–319

  9. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planePRG - EDI
    11h 24m
    £88–240

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain56 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Amsterdam Centraaltrain77
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
    4. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    16h 16m
    £176–625

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Ghent Dampoortbus
    2. Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffieldbus
    3. Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    28h 1m
    £107–275

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Magdeburg to Calaiscar
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
    16h 25m
    £234–350

Magdeburg to Edinburgh by train

Calendar64Weekly Trains
Duration14h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket£202Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Magdeburg, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?

You can take a train from Magdeburg Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Hannover Hauptbahnhof, Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 14h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Hanover central bus station and London Victoria in around 27h 4m.

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