There are 10 ways to get from Flensburg to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, or car train
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Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Flensburg to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HAM - EDI
7h 2m£97–324Train, train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.train
- Take the train from Fredericia St. to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CPH - EDI
8h 53m£59–174Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Flensburg to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 43m£390–741Bus
- Take the bus from Flensburg central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
30h 58m£127–237Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Flensburg to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
16h 35m£338–452Train to Billund Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BLL - EDI
6h 50m£92–374Train to Billund Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BLL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 18m£152–279Bus to Westerland, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Flensburg Neumarkt/Rathaus to Niebüll Bahnhofbus
- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GWT - EDI
9h 46mTrain
- Take the train from Flensburg to Hamburg Dammtortrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 53m£360–676Train, bus
- Take the train from Flensburg to Hamburg Dammtortrain Re7
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
31h 41m£231–489
Flensburg to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Flensburg to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £55 - £180 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Flensburg to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 50m and costs £90 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Flensburg station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Flensburg central train station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Flensburg to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Flensburg and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 43m.
The distance between Flensburg and Edinburgh is 683 miles.
The best way to get from Flensburg to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 16h 43m and costs £390 - £750.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Flensburg to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Flensburg to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Flensburg central train station.
Flensburg to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Flensburg station.
The best way to get from Flensburg to Edinburgh is to train via Cologne which takes 16h 43m and costs £390 - £750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £120 - £240 and takes 30h 58m.
What companies run services between Flensburg, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Flensburg to Edinburgh Waverley via Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 16h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Flensburg central train station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 30h 58m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Billund Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Billund Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Billund Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Billund Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–290
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
Flights from Billund Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–200
Flights from Billund Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Westerland to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–340
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–340
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Westerland to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flensburg to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flensburg to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flensburg to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flensburg to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flensburg to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flensburg to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Fredericia St. to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Flensburg central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Flensburg Neumarkt/Rathaus to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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Booking & Getting There
Flensburg to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Flensburg. It is currently 5:54 AM in Flensburg and 4:54 AM in Edinburgh.
Flensburg to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
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