There are 10 ways to get from Mainz to Edinburgh by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FRA - EDI
4h 55m£91–207Bus to Hahn, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Mainz Short-term parking lot Am Schlag to Frankfurt Hahn Airportbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HHN - EDI
7h 21m£56–171Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt 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
11h 45mBus
- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
21h 45mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Mainz to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
13h 58mFly Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane FRA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 55mFly Frankfurt to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Newcastle (NCL)plane FRA - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 19mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUS - EDI
6h 35mBus, train
- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
22h 15mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Mainz to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
15h 4m£180–309
Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which costs £55 - £180 and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 55m and costs £90 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Römisches Theater and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 45m.
The distance between Mainz and Edinburgh is 668 miles.
The best way to get from Mainz to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 11h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Mainz to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Mainz to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Mainz central train station.
Mainz to Edinburgh train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 55m and costs £90 - £210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 11h 45m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 21h 45m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines, and KLM fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Edinburgh Waverley via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 11h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hahn to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hahn to Edinburgh Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Hahn to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hahn to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
- 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
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Mainz central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Mainz central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- 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
- £29–34
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Mainz to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Mainz. It is currently 2:19 AM in Mainz and 1:19 AM in Edinburgh.
Mainz to Edinburgh train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
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