There are 8 ways to get from Potsdam to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BER - EDI
5h 41m£64–173Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hagen Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf 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
16h 16m£334–688Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus N1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
29h 1m£102–283Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Potsdam to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
16h 33mTrain, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BER - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 36m£87–238Train, fly to Newcastle
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BER - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 4m£98–307Train
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhftrain
- Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 14m£223–441Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Potsdam to Rotterdamcar
- Take the car ferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Edinburghcar
22h 18m£294–470
Potsdam to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Potsdam to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £60 - £180 and takes 5h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Potsdam to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 5h 41m and costs £60 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Potsdam station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Potsdam central train station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Potsdam to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Potsdam Hbf and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Berlin Hbf, Hagen Hbf, Köln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 16m.
The distance between Potsdam and Edinburgh is 767 miles.
The best way to get from Potsdam to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 16h 16m and costs £330 - £700.
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Potsdam to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Potsdam to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Potsdam to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Potsdam to Edinburgh is to train via Cologne which takes 16h 16m and costs £330 - £700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £290 and takes 29h 1m.
What companies run services between Potsdam, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Potsdam Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Berlin Hbf, Hagen Hbf, Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 16h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Potsdam central train station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 29h 1m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Newcastle via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/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/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Rotterdam to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
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Potsdam to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Potsdam. It is currently 2:46 AM in Potsdam and 1:46 AM in Edinburgh.
Potsdam to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at S Spandau Bhf station.
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