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How to get fromBielefeld to Edinburghby train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Bielefeld to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane DUS - EDI
    6h
    £105–235

  2. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane CGN - EDI
    6h 47m
    £89–229

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    12h 13m
    £297–549

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Kamentrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus bus
    3. Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    20h 38m

  5. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Rotterdamcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Hull to Edinburghcar car
    21h 18m
    £379–458

  6. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane HAJ - EDI
    7h 37m
    £107–244

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane AMS - EDI
    8h 28m
    £108–315

  8. Train, train to Weeze Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Kevelaer Bahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane NRN - EDI
    7h 54m
    £91–272

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    3. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane FRA - EDI
    7h 57m

  10. Train via Utrecht

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hengelotrain train
    2. Take the train from Hengelo to Utrecht Centraaltrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train train
    5. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    13h 47m
    £214–333

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to London Victoriabus bus N1328
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus bus Ukn13 / ...
    23h
    £93–178

  12. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar car
    13h 47m
    £290–382

Bielefeld to Edinburgh by train

Calendar63Weekly Trains
Duration12h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket£297Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 636.3 mi
  • Duration: 6h

What companies run services between Bielefeld, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?

You can take a train from Bielefeld Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 12h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria in around 23h.

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