There are 9 ways to get from Winterthur to Edinburgh by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ZRH - EDI
5h 13m£78–228Train via Paris
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourgtrain Ter / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 3m£355–782Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
22h 13mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Winterthur to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
17h 1m£331–442Fly Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ZRH - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 4m£90–273Train to Basel, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BSL - EDI
7h 9m£106–302Train
- Take the train from Winterthur to Konstanztrain
- Take the train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 20m£303–706Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
26h 13m£103–302Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Winterthur to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
17h 56m£222–371
Winterthur to Edinburgh by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Winterthur to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £75 - £230 and takes 5h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Winterthur to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs £75 - £230.
No, there is no direct train from Winterthur to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Winterthur and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Zürich HB, Mulhouse Ville, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 3m.
The distance between Winterthur and Edinburgh is 800 miles.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Paris which takes 14h 3m and costs £350 - £800.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Winterthur to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Winterthur to Edinburgh train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs £75 - £230. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs £350 - £800 and takes 14h 3m, you could also bus, which costs £100 - £310 and takes 26h 13m.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Winterthur. It is currently 5:00 AM in Winterthur and 4:00 AM in Edinburgh.
Winterthur to Edinburgh train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Mulhouse station.
What companies run services between Winterthur, Switzerland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet, Edelweiss Air, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Winterthur to Edinburgh Waverley via Zürich HB, Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 14h 3m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Winterthur to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)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
- £20–40
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Winterthur to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Winterthur to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- £7–10
- 1st Class Ticket
- £12–15
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £90–190
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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