There are 8 ways to get from Mechelen to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, 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 Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRU - EDI
4h 26m£63–185Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Malines to Luttretrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CRL - EDI
6h 6m£55–164Train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
7h 58m£205–338Bus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus Michalovce
- Take the bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 180
19h 8m£73–150Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Mechelen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
10h 43mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
5h 55m£75–213Train, bus
- Take the train from Malines to Brugestrain L / ...
- Take the bus from Bruges to London Victoriabus 814
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
20h 18m£65–121Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Mechelen to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
11h 49m£134–219
Mechelen to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mechelen to Edinburgh is to train and bus which costs £65 - £130 and takes 20h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Mechelen to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs £60 - £190.
No, there is no direct train from Mechelen to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Malines and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 58m.
The distance between Mechelen and Edinburgh is 494 miles.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 7h 58m and costs £200 - £340.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Mechelen to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Mechelen to Edinburgh train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs £60 - £190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £200 - £340 and takes 7h 58m, you could also bus, which costs £70 - £150 and takes 19h 8m.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Mechelen. It is currently 2:02 PM in Mechelen and 1:02 PM in Edinburgh.
Mechelen to Edinburgh train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
What companies run services between Mechelen, Belgium and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Brussels Airlines, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malines to Edinburgh Waverley via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 7h 58m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Malines to Luttre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Malines to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- £29–33
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bruges to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £6–18
- 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
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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