There are 11 ways to get from Zwickau to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LEJ - EDI
7h 59m£125–301Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PRG - EDI
8h 50m£77–222Train
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 31m£216–649Bus
- Take the bus from Zwickau central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus 321
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
32h 28m£84–246Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zwickau to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
16h 42mTrain to Dresden Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DRS - EDI
10h 31m£146–337Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BER - EDI
8h 10m£80–239Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PRG - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 53m£89–277Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FRA - EDI
9h 53m£135–328Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zwickau central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 321
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
33h 5m£101–347Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zwickau to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
17h 44m£243–364
Zwickau to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zwickau to Edinburgh is to train and bus and fly which costs £75 - £230 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Zwickau to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 7h 59m and costs £120 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Zwickau station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Zwickau central train station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Zwickau to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Leipzig Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 31m.
The distance between Zwickau and Edinburgh is 784 miles.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 16h 31m and costs £210 - £650.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Zwickau to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Zwickau to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zwickau central train station.
Zwickau to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Edinburgh is to train which takes 16h 31m and costs £210 - £650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £80 - £250 and takes 32h 28m.
What companies run services between Zwickau, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via Leipzig Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 16h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zwickau central train station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station and London Victoria in around 32h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–250
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–250
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- 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 Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–50
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- 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
- £70–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.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 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- 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
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- 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 Zwickau central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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 Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zwickau central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.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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Zwickau to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Zwickau. It is currently 7:37 AM in Zwickau and 6:37 AM in Edinburgh.
Zwickau to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
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