There are 11 ways to get from Aachen to Edinburgh by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain Tha
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 26m£252–456Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CRL - EDI
6h 53m£58–216Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Brussels Southbus N79 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
18h 34m£75–225Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Aachen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
11h 52m£263–344Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUS - EDI
6h 1mBus, train
- Take the bus from Maastricht to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 426 / ...
- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
22h 25m£183–338Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aachen to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
12h 53m£154–276Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels Airport - Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRU - EDI
5h 37m£92–278Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeldtrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CGN - EDI
5h 42m£73–177Train, train to Weeze Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aachen West to Moenchengladbach Hbftrain
- Take the train from MG Hbf /Europaplatz to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Take the train from Krefeld Hbf to Kevelaer Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NRN - EDI
6h 53mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
7h 23m£139–366
Aachen to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Edinburgh is to train and bus and fly which costs £55 - £220 and takes 6h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 5h 37m and costs £90 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Aachen station west and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Aachen, Hbf and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 26m.
The distance between Aachen and Edinburgh is 718 miles.
The best way to get from Aachen to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 8h 26m and costs £250 - £460.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Aachen to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Aachen to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Aachen to Edinburgh train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Aachen, Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Edinburgh is to train which takes 8h 26m and costs £250 - £460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £230 and takes 18h 34m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Aachen, Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 8h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen station west to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 18h 34m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Weeze Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels Airport - Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from MG Hbf /Europaplatz to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £3–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- 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/
- 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
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen West to Moenchengladbach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from MG Hbf /Europaplatz to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- £8–12
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from MG Hbf /Europaplatz to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- [email protected]
- Website
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
Train from Krefeld Hbf to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Aachen station west to Brussels South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Maastricht to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Aachen station west to Brussels South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 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
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- [email protected]
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Aachen to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels South station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Aachen. It is currently 1:00 AM in Aachen and 12:00 AM in Edinburgh.
Aachen to Edinburgh train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
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