There are 9 ways to get from Rostock to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HAM - EDI
9h 39m£79–210Train, train to Lübeck Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bad Kleinen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Bad Kleinen Bahnhof to Lübeck Hbftrain
- Fly from Lübeck Airport (LBC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LBC - EDI
9h 7m£63–204Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 33 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- 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
17h 26m£169–552Bus
- Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
31h 17m£82–176Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rostock to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
16h 50mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BER - EDI
7h 25m£72–184Car ferry, bus to Copenhagen Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Rostock Port to Gedsercarferry
- Take the bus from Gedser to Copenhagen Busterminalbus
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CPH - EDI
11h 43m£105–255Train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bergedorftrain Re1
- Take the train from Hamburg-Bergedorf 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
18h 9m£185–678Train, bus
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Ventschow Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Ventschow Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain Re1
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Antwerp - Rooseveltplaatsbus
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
31h 21m£125–307
Rostock to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rostock to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £80 - £180 and takes 31h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Rostock to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 7h 25m and costs £70 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Rostock station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Rostock central bus station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Rostock to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Rostock Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Hamburg Hbf, Köln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 26m.
The distance between Rostock and Edinburgh is 695 miles.
The best way to get from Rostock to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 17h 26m and costs £160 - £550.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Rostock to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Rostock to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rostock central bus station.
Rostock to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Rostock Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rostock to Edinburgh is to train via Cologne which takes 17h 26m and costs £160 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £80 - £180 and takes 31h 17m.
What companies run services between Rostock, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via Hamburg Hbf, Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 17h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rostock central bus station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 31h 17m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Lübeck Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–150
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Lübeck Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–90
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–370
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bad Kleinen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Kleinen Bahnhof to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bergedorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bad Kleinen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Kleinen Bahnhof to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bergedorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Ventschow Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ventschow Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- 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
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- 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
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–24
- 1st Class
- £26–40
- 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
- £55–150
- 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
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bad Kleinen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hamburg-Bergedorf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £60–95
- 1st Class
- £130–220
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Gedser to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Gedser to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- 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
- £26–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +45 33 15 15 15
- Scandlines@scandlines.com
- Website
- scandlines.se
Car ferry from Rostock Port to Gedser
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Schedules at
- scandlines.com
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Rostock to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Rostock. It is currently 7:03 AM in Rostock and 6:03 AM in Edinburgh.
Rostock to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
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