There are 10 ways to get from Kirkcaldy to Amsterdam by train, plane, train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane EDI - AMS
4h 38m€82–241Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
10h 37m€362–599Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kirkcaldy to Hullcar
- Take the carferry from Hull to Rotterdamcarferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Amsterdamcar
19h 15m€410–492Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus X58
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Central Stationbus
22h 13m€98–161Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane GLA - AMS
5h 59m€89–303Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NCL - AMS
6h 32m€112–344Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ABZ - AMS
6h 58m€134–411Train
- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
10h 38m€367–589Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus X58
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Newcastle Coach Stationbus 598 / ...
- Take the ferry from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam IJmuidenferry
25h 14m€119–477Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Kirkcaldy to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Amsterdamcar
12h 47m€340–436
Kirkcaldy to Amsterdam by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kirkcaldy to Amsterdam is to bus which costs €95 - €170 and takes 22h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkcaldy to Amsterdam is to train and fly which takes 4h 38m and costs €80 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Kirkcaldy station to Amsterdam station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Amsterdam Central Station via Edinburgh, Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Kirkcaldy to Amsterdam. However, there are services departing from Kirkcaldy and arriving at Amsterdam Centraal via Edinburgh Waverley, London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 37m.
The distance between Kirkcaldy and Amsterdam is 717 km.
The best way to get from Kirkcaldy to Amsterdam without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 10h 37m and costs €360 - €600.
It takes approximately 4h 38m to get from Kirkcaldy to Amsterdam, including transfers.
Kirkcaldy to Amsterdam bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, depart from Bus Station.
Kirkcaldy to Amsterdam train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Kirkcaldy station.
The best way to get from Kirkcaldy to Amsterdam is to train via Brussels which takes 10h 37m and costs €360 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €170 and takes 22h 13m.
What companies run services between Kirkcaldy, Scotland and Amsterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Kirkcaldy to Amsterdam Centraal via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 10h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Amsterdam Central Station via Bus Station, Edinburgh, Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 22h 13m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Kirkcaldy to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Kirkcaldy to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Kirkcaldy to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Kirkcaldy to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Newcastle Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Hull to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €320–360
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Ferry from Newcastle upon Tyne to Amsterdam IJmuiden
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- 4-bed inside cabin
- €85–240
- 2-bed sea view cabin
- €100–240
- 3-bed Commodore De Luxe double bed
- €230–390
- Standard Car (extra fee)
- €142
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Booking & Getting There
Kirkcaldy to Amsterdam bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, arrive at Bus Station.
Amsterdam is 1h ahead of Kirkcaldy. It is currently 11:50 AM in Kirkcaldy and 12:50 PM in Amsterdam.
Kirkcaldy to Amsterdam train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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