There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Bad Schandau by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, 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.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Dresden Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane EDI - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhoftrain
7h 50m€165–424Fly Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane EDI - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandautrain
8h 34m€79–245Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
17h 11m€453–815Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Prague to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Sebnitz Busbahnhofbus 261
33h 47mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bad Schandaucar
17h 47m€417–554Fly Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane EDI - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhoftrain
7h 39m€111–291Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane GLA - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandautrain
9h 16m€96–305Train to Newcastle, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane NCL - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandautrain
9h 41m€115–365Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55
18h 41m€453–875Bus, train
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandautrain Rj
36h 12m€196–334Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bad Schandaucar
18h 54m€311–509
Edinburgh to Bad Schandau by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Bad Schandau is to fly and train which costs €75 - €250 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Bad Schandau is to fly and train which takes 7h 39m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Bad Schandau. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Bad Schandau Elbkai via London Victoria Green Line Station, Prague, Dresden Hauptbahnhof and Sebnitz Busbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Bad Schandau. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt and Dresden Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 11m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Bad Schandau is 1313 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Bad Schandau without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 17h 11m and costs €450 - €850.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Edinburgh to Bad Schandau, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Bad Schandau bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Bad Schandau train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Bad Schandau is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 17h 11m and costs €450 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 33h 47m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Bad Schandau, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhof via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Dresden Hauptbahnhof in around 17h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bad Schandau Elbkai via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, Prague Wilsonova Bus Station, Prague, Dresden central station, Dresden Hauptbahnhof, and Sebnitz Busbahnhof in around 33h 47m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Newcastle to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Newcastle to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Newcastle to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Newcastle to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Newcastle to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Bad Schandau Nationalparkbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- *
- €25–40
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- *
- €25–40
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- *
- €25–40
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- *
- €25–40
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Bad Schandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Prague to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–23
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- 03501 792-160
- [email protected]
- Website
- ovps.de
Bus from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Sebnitz Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- OVPS Regionalverkehr
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Bad Schandau bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bad Schandau is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:30 AM in Edinburgh and 11:30 AM in Bad Schandau.
Edinburgh to Bad Schandau train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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