There are 9 ways to get from Munich 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 Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MUC - EDI
5h 32m£98–193Fly Munich International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MUC - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 8m£94–258Train via Cologne
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 21m£367–844Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus N280
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's Housebus Ukn13
31h 46m£127–211Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Ost 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
18h 24m£259–455Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STR - EDI
7h 14m£107–358Train
- Take the train from München Ost to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
20h 38m£279–546Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Munich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
17h 43m£336–449Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Munich to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
18h 44m£227–382
Munich to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £95 - £200 and takes 5h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs £95 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at St Andrew's House via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Koeln Messe/Deutz, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 21m.
The distance between Munich and Edinburgh is 861 miles.
The best way to get from Munich to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 14h 21m and costs £360 - £850.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Munich to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Munich to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs £95 - £200. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs £360 - £850 and takes 14h 21m, you could also bus, which costs £120 - £220 and takes 31h 46m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from München Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Koeln Messe/Deutz, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 14h 21m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Munich International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–190
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
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
- £80–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Muenchen Ost to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £90–110
- Couchette Carriage
- £65–75
- Seating Carriage
- £35–50
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from München Ost to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–240
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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 Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's House
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Munich to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Munich. It is currently 2:11 AM in Munich and 1:11 AM in Edinburgh.
Munich to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
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