There are 10 ways to get from Bruges to Edinburgh by bus, train, car, car 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.
Bus, train via Lille
best- Take the bus from Bruges to Lillebus 757
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 2m£214–328Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bruges to London Victoriabus N814
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukn13 / ...
16h 30m£64–136Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bruges to London Victoriabus N814
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
12h 58m£158–220Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bruges to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
9h 44m£233–299Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRU - EDI
5h 32m£95–223Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Bruges to London Victoriabus N814
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh
14h 43m£117–259Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bruges to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
10h 45m£140–257Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
7h 7m£89–239Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CRL - EDI
7h 5m£70–197Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AMS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 10m£94–284
Bruges to Edinburgh by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bruges to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £60 - £140 and takes 16h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bruges to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 5h 32m and costs £95 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Bruges to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Bruges and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 30m.
The distance between Bruges and Edinburgh is 603 miles.
The best way to get from Bruges to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train via Lille which takes 8h 2m and costs £210 - £330.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Bruges to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Bruges to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bruges station.
Bruges to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Bruges. It is currently 11:38 AM in Bruges and 10:38 AM in Edinburgh.
Book your Bruges to Edinburgh bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Bruges, Belgium and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bruges to Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria in around 16h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bruges to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bruges to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bruges to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bruges to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bruges to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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