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How to get fromGießen to Edinburghby train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Gießen to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane FRA - EDI
    5h 32m
    £106–262

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Gießen to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus 037
    2. Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's Housebus bus
    24h 31m
    £98–196

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    12h 16m
    £295–673

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Gießen to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar car
    13h 49m
    £293–387

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Glasgow Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane FRA - GLA
    3. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    7h 57m
    £102–287

  6. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane STR - EDI
    7h 52m
    £127–370

  7. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the night train from Koblenz Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    15h 18m
    £270–479

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Gießen to Rotterdam Central Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train train
    3. Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    18h 38m
    £197–392

  9. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Gießen to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar car
    14h 50m
    £183–319

Gießen to Edinburgh by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration12h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket£295Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 695.5 mi
  • Duration: 5h 32m

What companies run services between Gießen, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?

You can take a train from Gießen Bahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 12h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gießen to St Andrew's House via DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, and London Victoria in around 24h 31m.

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