There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Herford by plane, train, train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, or car train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane EDI - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Herfordtrain
6h 38m€123–344Fly to Weeze Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane EDI - NRN
- Take the train from Weeze Bahnhof to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Herfordtrain
8h 36m€90–378Train
- 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 Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain 55 / ...
12h 17m€332–727Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Hullcar
- Take the carferry from Hull to Rotterdamcarferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Herfordcar
21h 19m€303–491Bus, train
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598 / ...
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain 55 / ...
23h 26m€170–401Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane EDI - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
8h 33m€128–296Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane EDI - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
7h 42m€108–323Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane EDI - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Herfordtrain
9h 10m€105–296Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane EDI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Herfordtrain
8h 26m€165–561Train via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rheinetrain Ice
- Take the train from Rheine to Herfordtrain Re
13h 55m€255–492Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bielefeld Brackwede train stationbus N1328
23h 56m€99–308Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Herfordcar
13h 39m€345–444
Edinburgh to Herford by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Herford is to fly and train which costs €100 - €330 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Herford is to fly and train which takes 6h 38m and costs €120 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Herford. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Bielefeld Hbf via London Victoria and BI-Brackwede, Eisenbahnstraße. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Herford. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 17m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Herford is 1038 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Herford without a car is to train which takes 12h 17m and costs €330 - €750.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Edinburgh to Herford, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Herford bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Herford train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Herford is to train which takes 12h 17m and costs €330 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €310 and takes 23h 56m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Herford, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Köln Hbf in around 12h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Herford via London Victoria, Bielefeld Brackwede train station, BI-Brackwede, Eisenbahnstraße, Bielefeld Hbf, and Bielefeld Hbf in around 23h 56m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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 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
- €100–180
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rheine to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hengelo to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Rheine to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- [email protected]
- Website
- RheinRuhrBahn
Train from Weeze Bahnhof to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RheinRuhrBahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Weeze Bahnhof to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Sindbad
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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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Bielefeld Brackwede train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Hull to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Herford bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Herford is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:15 PM in Edinburgh and 12:15 AM in Herford.
Edinburgh to Herford train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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