There are 13 ways to get from Ulm to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)STR - EDI
6h 21m£97–247Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ulm to Frankfurt central train stationN77 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
26h 13m£48–119Train via Paris
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof83
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
13h 9m£227–678Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ulm to Brussels-North train station
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
25h 54m£90–274Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ulm to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
16h 35mTrain, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)MUC - EDI
7h 7m£106–231Train to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)FRA - EDI
6h 43m£116–270Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)FMM - EDI
8h 20m£83–211Train to Basel, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BSL - EDI
8h 54m£93–244Train to Frankfurt, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)FRA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
7h 27m£118–355Train, ferry, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)ZRH - EDI
8h 56m£103–247Train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
- 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
17h 21m£203–558Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ulm to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburgh
17h 36m£233–349
Ulm to Edinburgh by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £45 - £120 and takes 26h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 21m and costs £95 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Ulm and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Frankfurt and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 9m.
The distance between Ulm and Edinburgh is 806 miles.
The best way to get from Ulm to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Paris which takes 13h 9m and costs £220 - £700.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Ulm to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Ulm to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Edinburgh is to train via Paris which takes 13h 9m and costs £220 - £700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £120 and takes 26h 13m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 13h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ulm to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Frankfurt and London Victoria in around 26h 13m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
- 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 Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- 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 Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- 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
- jet2.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–340
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- £13–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- £17–25
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- £15–22
- First Class
- £28–40
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £16–24
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £27–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £30–50
- 1st Class
- £50–75
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ulm to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ulm to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 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
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.bsb.de/en
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
- 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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Ulm to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Ulm. It is currently 1:17 AM in Ulm and 12:17 AM in Edinburgh.
Ulm to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
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