There are 6 ways to get from Gothenburg to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GOT - EDI
4h 55m£42–213Train via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- 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
24h 19m£424–969Bus
- Take the bus from Gothenburg to Hanover central bus stationbus 173
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's Housebus
38h 56m£149–241Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane GOT - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 6m£53–218Train
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
27h 5m£325–601Train, bus
- Take the train from Mölndal St. to Hamburg Hbftrain 083 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
30h 57m
Gothenburg to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gothenburg to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £40 - £220 and takes 4h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Gothenburg to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 55m and costs £40 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Gothenburg to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Gothenburg and arriving at St Andrew's House via Hanover central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Gothenburg station to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Göteborg Centralstation and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via København H, Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 19m.
The distance between Gothenburg and Edinburgh is 629 miles.
The best way to get from Gothenburg to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Copenhagen which takes 24h 19m and costs £420 - £1,000.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Gothenburg to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Gothenburg to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gothenburg station.
Gothenburg to Edinburgh train services, operated by Öresundståg, depart from Göteborg Centralstation.
The best way to get from Gothenburg to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 55m and costs £40 - £220. Alternatively, you can train via Copenhagen, which costs £420 - £1,000 and takes 24h 19m, you could also bus, which costs £140 - £250 and takes 38h 56m.
What companies run services between Gothenburg, Sweden and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines, and KLM fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Göteborg Centralstation to Edinburgh Waverley via Köpenhamn H, København H, Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 24h 19m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–160
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Mölndal St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Bremen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–26
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- Cross Country
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gothenburg to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's House
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Gothenburg to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Gothenburg. It is currently 7:18 PM in Gothenburg and 6:18 PM in Edinburgh.
Gothenburg to Edinburgh train services, operated by Öresundståg, arrive at Köpenhamn H station.
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