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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 46m
    £110–264

  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 Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus bus
    24h 3m
    £102–238

  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 11m
    £309–535

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Gießen to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar car
    13h 54m
    £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
    6h 44m
    £116–279

  6. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    3. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane DUS - EDI
    7h 41m
    £124–278

  7. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain 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 2m
    £276–511

  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
    19h 41m
    £166–361

  9. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Gießen to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar car
    14h 55m
    £201–345

Gießen to Edinburgh by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration12h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket£309Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 695.5 mi
  • Duration: 5h 46m

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 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gießen to Edinburgh, Bus Station via DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, and London Victoria in around 24h 3m.

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