There are 10 ways to get from Zwickau to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LEJ - EDI
9h 16m£120–310Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 3m£80–245Train
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- 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£352–628Bus
- 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
31h 13m£124–232Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zwickau to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
16h 45m£333–445Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DRS - EDI
9h 8m£162–350Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PRG - EDI
9h 42m£98–219Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 51 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf 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
17h 42m£358–678Train, night train
- Take the train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain Re1
- Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Re8 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
23h 50m£204–465Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zwickau to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
17h 47m£252–402
Zwickau to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zwickau to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £80 - £250 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Zwickau to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 8h 3m and costs £80 - £250.
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 31h 13m.
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, Erfurt Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h.
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 and costs £350 - £650.
It takes approximately 9h 16m 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 and costs £350 - £650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £120 - £240 and takes 31h 13m.
What companies run services between Zwickau, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 16h. 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 31h 13m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–310
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–400
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zwickau central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Zwickau to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Zwickau. It is currently 1:27 AM in Zwickau and 12:27 AM in Edinburgh.
Zwickau to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
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