There are 10 ways to get from Stuttgart to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)STR - EDI
5h 16m£87–199Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof22 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Frankfurt central train station108 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
26h 3m£52–144Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt22 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
12h 57m£198–623Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stuttgart to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
15h 57mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)FRA - EDI
5h 51m£103–281Fly Stuttgart Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)STR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
7h 55m£94–274Train to Frankfurt, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)FRA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
6h 40m£105–366Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof22 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Bruxelles-MidiNj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
16h 21m£191–549Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kornwestheim to Brussels-North train stationN36
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
26h 53m£85–266Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stuttgart to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburgh
16h 58m£223–334
Stuttgart to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Edinburgh is to train and bus which costs £50 - £150 and takes 26h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs £85 - £200.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 57m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Edinburgh is 751 miles.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 12h 57m and costs £190 - £650.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Stuttgart to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs £85 - £200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £190 - £650 and takes 12h 57m.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Stuttgart. It is currently 8:58 PM in Stuttgart and 7:58 PM in Edinburgh.
Stuttgart to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 12h 57m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–400
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £15–23
- 1st Class
- £29–50
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £25–40
- 1st Class
- £50–85
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £18–27
- 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
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £30–50
- 1st Class
- £50–75
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- 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 Mannheim central bus station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kornwestheim to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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
- £23–27
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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