There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to IJmuiden by plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, train, ferry, or car train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport, line 382 bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane EDI - AMS
- Take the bus from Amsterdam, Station Sloterdijk to IJmuiden, Scheldestraatbus
4h 53m€83–224Train via Rotterdam
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Haarlemtrain
10h 19m€318–507Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Hullcar
- Take the car ferry from Hull to Rotterdamcarferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to IJmuidencar
18h 47m€281–448Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus N814 / ...
21h 12m€102–286Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane GLA - AMS
5h 42m€87–303Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NCL - AMS
6h 4m€118–337Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eurostar
10h 51m€227–366Train, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the ferry from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam IJmuidenferry
20h 31m€123–500Train, ferry via Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Take the ferry from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam IJmuidenferry
20h 36m€108–444Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to IJmuidencar
12h 36m€326–410
Edinburgh to IJmuiden by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to IJmuiden is to fly and line 382 bus which costs €80 - €230 and takes 4h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to IJmuiden is to fly and line 382 bus which takes 4h 53m and costs €80 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to IJmuiden. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at IJmuiden, Scheldestraat via London Victoria and Amsterdam, Station Sloterdijk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to IJmuiden. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Haarlem via London St Pancras Intl and Rotterdam Centraal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 19m.
The distance between Edinburgh and IJmuiden is 710 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to IJmuiden without a car is to train via Rotterdam which takes 10h 19m and costs €310 - €550.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Edinburgh to IJmuiden, including transfers.
Edinburgh to IJmuiden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to IJmuiden train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to IJmuiden is to train via Rotterdam which takes 10h 19m and costs €310 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €290 and takes 21h 12m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and IJmuiden, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to IJmuiden, Scheldestraat via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Rotterdam Centraal, Haarlem, and Haarlem, Haarlem Station D in around 10h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to IJmuiden, Scheldestraat via London Victoria, Amsterdam Sloterdijk, and Amsterdam, Station Sloterdijk in around 21h 12m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Haarlem
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +31 900 266 63 99
- Website
- connexxion.nl
Bus from Amsterdam, Station Sloterdijk to IJmuiden, Scheldestraat
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.connexxion.nl/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Hull to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- dfds.com
Ferry from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam IJmuiden
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- 4-bed inside cabin
- €80–240
- 2-bed sea view cabin
- €100–240
- 3-bed Commodore De Luxe double bed
- €230–390
- Standard Car (extra fee)
- €141
Ferry from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam IJmuiden
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- 4-bed inside cabin
- €80–240
- 2-bed sea view cabin
- €100–240
- 3-bed Commodore De Luxe double bed
- €230–390
- Standard Car (extra fee)
- €141
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to IJmuiden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
IJmuiden is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:52 PM in Edinburgh and 8:52 PM in IJmuiden.
Edinburgh to IJmuiden train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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