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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 train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane HAJ - EDI
    8h 33m
    £116–249

  2. Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Potsdam Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    3. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane BER - EDI
    7h 40m
    £70–206

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 19 / ...
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train Tha
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    5. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    14h 51m
    £175–574

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Hanover central bus stationbus bus N66 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus bus
    27h
    £73–238

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Magdeburg to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar car
    15h 29m

  6. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane LEJ - EDI
    7h 40m
    £126–310

  7. Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Stendal Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane HAM - EDI
    10h 4m
    £92–245

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

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane PRG - EDI
    10h 47m
    £90–247

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane FRA - EDI
    9h 7m
    £129–338

  10. Train via Utrecht

    1. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Bielefeld Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hengelotrain train
    3. Take the train from Hengelo to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    5. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train train
    6. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    16h 51m
    £184–670

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Ghent Dampoortbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffieldbus bus
    3. Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    28h 3m
    £112–280

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Magdeburg to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar car
    16h 31m
    £234–350

Magdeburg to Edinburgh by train

Calendar64Weekly Trains
Duration14h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket£175Cheapest 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 51m. 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.

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