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
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£122–472Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PRG - EDI
9h 7m£77–199Train
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- 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 55m£359–934Bus
- 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 St Andrew's Housebus
31h 43m£124–213Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zwickau to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
16h 45m£333–444Train 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 58m£152–362Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- 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 6m£102–357Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MUC - EDI
10h 34m£155–555Train 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
18h 25m£369–964Train #2
- Take the train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain Re1
- Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Re8 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
23h 49m£259–546Drive, 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 46m£244–382
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 - £200 and takes 9h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Zwickau to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 8h 6m and costs £100 - £360.
No, there is no direct bus from Zwickau station to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Zwickau central train station and arriving at St Andrew's House via Nuremberg central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 43m.
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 55m.
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 55m and costs £350 - £950.
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 55m and costs £350 - £950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £120 - £220 and takes 31h 43m.
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 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zwickau central train station to St Andrew's House via Nuremberg central bus station and London Victoria in around 31h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–350
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–400
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–380
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hof Hbf to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–110
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–95
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Hof Hbf to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- 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
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- 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
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@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(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- 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
- £150–250
- 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/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zwickau central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's House
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £19–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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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 1:34 AM in Zwickau and 12:34 AM in Edinburgh.
Zwickau to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
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