There are 12 ways to get from Linz to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Linz Airport
best- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LNZ - EDI
8h 26m£144–304Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PRG - EDI
9h 36m£92–235Train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 21m£375–674Bus
- Take the bus from Linz central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 197
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
32h 28m£123–237Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Linz/Donau Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
20h 7m£287–487Train to Salzburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SZG - EDI
6h 49m£107–272Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VIE - EDI
6h 56m£93–254Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Landshuttrain
- Take the train from Landshut(Bay)Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminaltrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MUC - EDI
8h 44m£129–339Train, train to Bratislava Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BTS - EDI
8h 19m£97–258Bus, train
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus stationbus 091 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 440 / ...
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway Stationbus Sky
- Take the train from Derby to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
37h 33m£252–398Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Linz to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
18h 23m£373–503Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Linz to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
19h 24m£281–460
Linz to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £90 - £260 and takes 6h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs £100 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Linz central train station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 21m.
The distance between Linz and Edinburgh is 932 miles.
The best way to get from Linz to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 16h 21m and costs £370 - £700.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Linz to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Linz to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz central train station.
Linz to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs £140 - £310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £370 - £700 and takes 16h 21m, you could also bus, which costs £120 - £240 and takes 32h 28m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Edinburgh, Scotland?
DAT Danish Air Transport, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 16h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–250
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
- klm.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £130–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £130–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
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
- 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 Linz/Donau Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
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)
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
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–120
- Couchette Carriage
- £70–85
- Seating Carriage
- £45–60
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- £19–28
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- £27–40
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- £35–55
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- £25–40
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- £12–19
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–28
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–65
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–41
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–15
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Landshut
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Landshut(Bay)Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- agilis
Train from Landshut(Bay)Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Schedules at
- agilis
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Derby to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–200
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- 01509 815637
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kinchbus
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Kinchbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Linz to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Linz. It is currently 12:49 PM in Linz and 11:49 AM in Edinburgh.
Linz to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
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