There are 10 ways to get from Zermatt to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), or bus
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Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)GVA - EDI
9h 9m£104–260Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LIN - EDI
10h 35m£96–280Train
- Take the train from Visp to LausanneIr / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
16h 12m£210–683Train, bus
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Station
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
31h 44mTrain to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BSL - EDI
9h 19m£127–290Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Visp to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)ZRH - EDI
9h 12m£144–340Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BGY - EDI
11h 20m£113–224Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)MXP - EDI
9h 53m£106–267Train via Basel
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
16h 15m£225–678Train via Offenburg
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof12 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris EstTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
16h 50m£267–690
Zermatt to Edinburgh by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zermatt to Edinburgh is to train and bus and fly which costs £110 - £230 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Zermatt to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 9h 9m and costs £100 - £260.
No, there is no direct train from Zermatt to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Zermatt, Bahnhof and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Visp, Basel SBB, Offenburg, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 50m.
The distance between Zermatt and Edinburgh is 946 miles.
The best way to get from Zermatt to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 16h 12m and costs £210 - £700.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Zermatt to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Zermatt to Edinburgh train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Visp station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Zermatt. It is currently 10:49 PM in Zermatt and 9:49 PM in Edinburgh.
Zermatt to Edinburgh train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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What companies run services between Zermatt, Switzerland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via Visp, Lausanne, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 16h 12m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–110
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £50–70
- 2nd Class
- £30–45
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £55–80
- 2nd Class
- £40–55
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lausanne to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- 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/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- Schedules at
- Swiss Railways
- 2nd Class Ticket
- £24–29
- 1st Class Ticket
- £40–55
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £13–18
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £9–14
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–15
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- £11–15
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