There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Saarbrücken by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Saarbrücken Hbftrain 82
9h 57m€382–635Fly to Luxembourg, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane EDI - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhofbus
6h 45m€77–296Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbfbus L40
20h 33mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Saarbrückencar
13h 45m€341–442Train, bus
- 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 Bruxelles-Midi to Luxembourgtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbfbus L40
12h 47mTrain, bus via London
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luxembourgtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbfbus L40
16h 16mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Saarbrückencar
14h 53m€235–397Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane EDI - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
7h 20m€140–338
Edinburgh to Saarbrücken by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Saarbrücken is to fly and bus which costs €75 - €300 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Saarbrücken is to fly and bus which takes 6h 45m and costs €75 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Saarbrücken. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Saarbrücken Hbf via London Victoria Green Line Station, Hollerich, P+R Bouillon and Luxembourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Saarbrücken. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Saarbrücken Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Paris l'Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 57m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Saarbrücken is 1458 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Saarbrücken without a car is to train which takes 9h 57m and costs €380 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Edinburgh to Saarbrücken, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Saarbrücken bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Saarbrücken train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Saarbrücken is to train which takes 9h 57m and costs €380 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 20h 33m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Saarbrücken, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Saarbrücken Hbf via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris l'Est in around 9h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Saarbrücken Hbf via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, Hollerich, P+R Bouillon, Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière, and Luxembourg in around 20h 33m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
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 Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris l'Est to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris l'Est to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- 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
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
- 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 Saarbrücken bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Saarbrücken is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:32 AM in Edinburgh and 8:32 AM in Saarbrücken.
Edinburgh to Saarbrücken train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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