There are 10 ways to get from Vienna to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)VIE - EDI
5h 28m£63–172Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Viena- Hotel IBIS to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus StationUkxn10 / ...
31h 29m£30–90Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
- 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
17h 58m£234–710Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / 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
22h 54m£224–694Fly Vienna International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)VIE - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
8h 3m£85–267Fly Vienna International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Newcastle (NCL)VIE - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
7h 11m£73–246Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BTS - EDI
6h 48m£76–192Bus, train
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praha, ÚAN Florenc060 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
34h 48m£97–342Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Vienna to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
20h 22mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburgh
21h 24m£309–459
Vienna to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £30 - £95 and takes 31h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs £60 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Viena- Hotel IBIS and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 58m.
The distance between Vienna and Edinburgh is 1024 miles.
The best way to get from Vienna to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 17h 58m and costs £230 - £750.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Vienna to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Vienna to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Trans Nicolaescu, depart from Viena- Hotel IBIS station.
Vienna to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs £60 - £180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £230 - £750 and takes 17h 58m, you could also bus, which costs £30 - £95 and takes 31h 29m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Jet2.com, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Wien Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 17h 58m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- 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
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £75–100
- 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
- +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
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times 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
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £13–20
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Viena- Hotel IBIS to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- 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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Vienna to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Trans Nicolaescu, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Vienna. It is currently 4:58 AM in Vienna and 3:58 AM in Edinburgh.
Vienna to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
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