There are 13 ways to get from Germany to Scotland by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or train (Eurostar)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUS - EDI
4h 37m£83–183Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CGN - EDI
4h 35m£62–170Train via Hanover
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
18h 28m£254–463Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus 590
30h 38m£152–354Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Berlin to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
16h 38m£352–467Fly Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FRA - EDI
4h 54m£102–229Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BER - EDI
5h 41m£63–183Fly Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MUC - EDI
5h 39m£96–233Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
6h 42m£80–247Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AMS - GLA
6h 38m£78–262Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NRN - EDI
6h 12m£69–221Train
- Take the train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
23h 37m£333–613Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoriabus N1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn13 / ...
31h 19m£127–253
Germany to Scotland by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Scotland is to train and fly which costs £65 - £230 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Scotland is to fly which takes 4h 35m and costs £60 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Berlin Südkreuz train station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Scotland. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Glasgow Queen Street via S Spandau Bhf, Hannover Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 28m.
The distance between Germany and Scotland is 540 miles.
The best way to get from Germany to Scotland without a car is to train via Hanover which takes 18h 28m and costs £250 - £470.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Germany to Scotland, including transfers.
Germany to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Südkreuz train station.
Germany to Scotland train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from S Spandau Bhf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Scotland is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs £80 - £190. Alternatively, you can train via Hanover, which costs £250 - £470 and takes 18h 28m, you could also bus, which costs £120 - £260 and takes 31h 19m.
What companies run services between Germany and Scotland?
Eurowings, KLM, and British Airways fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Glasgow Queen Street via S Spandau Bhf, Hannover Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 18h 28m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–140
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Weeze Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- 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
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- [email protected]
- Website
- RheinRuhrBahn
Train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RheinRuhrBahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
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