There are 6 ways to get from Oslo to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, 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.
Train, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OSL - EDI
4h 48m£63–163Train, fly to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane OSL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 16m£49–188Train
- Take the train from Oslo S to København Htrain Ic
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- 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
27h 18m£457–869Bus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
43h 13m£179–312Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kielcarferry
- Take the bus from Kiel Hbf/Kaistraße to Hauptbahnhof/ZOBbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
45h 15mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
32h 8m£448–724
Oslo to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oslo to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £60 - £170 and takes 4h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Oslo to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 4h 48m and costs £60 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Oslo to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Oslo bussterminal and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Oslo to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Oslo S and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via København H, Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 18m.
The distance between Oslo and Edinburgh is 643 miles.
The best way to get from Oslo to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 27h 18m and costs £450 - £900.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Oslo to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Oslo to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Oslo bussterminal station.
Oslo to Edinburgh train services, operated by Snälltåget, depart from Oslo S station.
The best way to get from Oslo to Edinburgh is to train which takes 27h 18m and costs £450 - £900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £170 - £320 and takes 43h 13m.
What companies run services between Oslo, Norway and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Oslo S to Edinburgh Waverley via København H, Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 27h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oslo bussterminal to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 43h 13m.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–20
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–20
- Website
- Flytoget AS
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Oslo S to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £34
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- 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
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £170–300
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- £130–220
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Kiel Hbf/Kaistraße to Hauptbahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £46–50
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kiel
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £184–376
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- £376
- No Car
- £184
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Booking & Getting There
Oslo to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Oslo. It is currently 8:29 AM in Oslo and 7:29 AM in Edinburgh.
Oslo to Edinburgh train services, operated by Snälltåget, arrive at København H station.
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