There are 8 ways to get from Schiphol to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, train, bus, ferry, or car train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
2h 11m£87–207Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to London Victoriabus N824 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
22h 32m£75–115Train
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 58m£225–513Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Schiphol to Rotterdamcar
- Take the car ferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Edinburghcar
16h 47m£182–258Train, bus
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 43m£188–474Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AMS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
3h 10m£95–252Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Amsterdam IJmuiden to Newcastle upon Tyneferry
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
22h 17m£142–552Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Schiphol to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
12h 25m
Schiphol to Edinburgh by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Schiphol to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £75 - £120 and takes 22h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Schiphol to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 2h 11m and costs £85 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Schiphol to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Schiphol, Zuideinde and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Schiphol Noord, Knooppunt Schiphol Noord, Amsterdam Sloterdijk and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 32m.
The distance between Schiphol and Edinburgh is 429 miles.
The best way to get from Schiphol to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 9h 58m and costs £220 - £550.
It takes approximately 2h 11m to get from Schiphol to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Schiphol to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
The best way to get from Schiphol to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 2h 11m and costs £85 - £210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £220 - £550 and takes 9h 58m, you could also bus, which costs £75 - £120 and takes 22h 32m.
Schiphol to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Schiphol. It is currently 10:53 AM in Schiphol and 9:53 AM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Schiphol, Netherlands and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet, KLM, and British Airways fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Schiphol, Zuideinde to Edinburgh Waverley via Schiphol, Airport, Schiphol Airport, Rotterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., and King's Cross in around 9h 58m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–190
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–13
- 1st Class
- £14–24
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £65–100
- 1st Class
- £140–240
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £23–35
- Comfort
- £24–35
- Premium
- £35–50
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £95–140
- Comfort
- £110–160
- Premium
- £140–190
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £45–65
- Comfort
- £50–70
- Premium
- £70–95
- 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
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £150–220
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–340
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £110–170
- 1st Class
- £240–340
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £55–85
- 1st Class
- £110–160
- 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
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–18
- 1st Class
- £23–35
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £24–35
- 1st Class
- £45–60
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- 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
- +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
- £29–34
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- 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
- £120–160
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Ferry from Amsterdam IJmuiden to Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- 4-bed inside cabin
- £70–200
- 2-bed sea view cabin
- £85–210
- 3-bed Commodore De Luxe double bed
- £190–330
- Standard Car (extra fee)
- £120
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