There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Wacken Open Air by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, or car train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane EDI - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain
9h 37m€96–365Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane GLA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain
10h 46m€90–404Train
- 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 Essen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Itzehoetrain 33
17h 33m€437–916Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Itzehoetrain 33
29h 19m€250–554Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Wacken Open Aircar
15h 52m€381–505Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane EDI - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain
10h 18m€99–491Train, bus via Lille
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Essen central train stationbus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Itzehoetrain 33
19h 27m€346–751Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Itzehoe Bahnhofbus Re6
30h 55m
Edinburgh to Wacken Open Air by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Wacken Open Air is to fly and train which costs €95 - €370 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Wacken Open Air is to fly and train which takes 9h 37m and costs €95 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Wacken Open Air. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Wacken Mühlenweg via London Victoria, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB and Itzehoe Viktoriastraße/Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Wacken Open Air. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Itzehoe via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Essen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 33m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Wacken Open Air is 1008 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Wacken Open Air without a car is to train which takes 17h 33m and costs €430 - €950.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Edinburgh to Wacken Open Air, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Wacken Open Air bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Wacken Open Air train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Wacken Open Air is to train which takes 17h 33m and costs €430 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 30h 55m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Wacken Open Air, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wacken Open Air via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Essen Hbf, Itzehoe, Itzehoe Viktoriastraße/Bahnhof, and Wacken Mühlenweg in around 17h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Wacken Open Air via London Victoria, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, Itzehoe Bahnhof, Itzehoe Viktoriastraße/Bahnhof, and Wacken Mühlenweg in around 30h 55m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- [email protected]
- Website
- nordbahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.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/
- 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
- +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/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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 Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Itzehoe Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Wacken Open Air bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh to Wacken Open Air train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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