There are 11 ways to get from Scotland to Leiden by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, ferry, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane EDI - AMS
4h 22m€73–199Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newcastle Coach Stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the ferry from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam IJmuidenferry
23h 40m€32–56Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Eurostar
10h€130–563Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to The Haguebus N824
21h 26m€64–220Fly Aberdeen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ABZ - AMS
4h 14m€111–260Fly Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane GLA - AMS
4h 11m€73–224Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane INV - AMS
4h 39m€116–268Fly Glasgow Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane GLA - RTM
6h 36m€194–571Train to Newcastle, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NCL - AMS
5h 38m€70–301Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Leidencar
11h 57mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Leidencar
13h 4m€222–321
Scotland to Leiden by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Leiden is to bus and ferry which costs €30 - €60 and takes 23h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Leiden is to fly which takes 4h 11m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Leiden. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Leiden, Hogewoerd via London Victoria and Den Haag, Den Haag Centraal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Scotland to Leiden. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Leiden Centraal via London St. Pancras Int. and Rotterdam Centraal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Scotland and Leiden is 704 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Leiden without a car is to train which takes 10h and costs €130 - €600.
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Scotland to Leiden, including transfers.
Scotland to Leiden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Leiden train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Leiden is to fly which takes 4h 22m and costs €70 - €200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €600 and takes 10h, you could also bus, which costs €60 - €220 and takes 21h 26m.
What companies run services between Scotland and Leiden, Netherlands?
easyJet and KLM fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Central to Leiden Centraal via London Euston, London St. Pancras Int., and Rotterdam Centraal in around 10h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–330
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to The Hague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newcastle Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Ferry from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam IJmuiden
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Scotland to Leiden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Leiden is 1h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 11:39 PM in Scotland and 12:39 AM in Leiden.
Scotland to Leiden train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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