There are 10 ways to get from Salzburg to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Salzburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SZG - EDI
5h 30m£92–243Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- 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 41m£325–929Bus
- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus stationbus N86 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
35h 32m£137–340Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Salzburg 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
19h 12m£264–464Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MUC - EDI
7h 32m£108–284Fly Salzburg Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SZG - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 14m£108–253Train to Linz Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LNZ - EDI
10h 52m£156–343Train
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
22h 28m£280–581Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Salzburg to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
19h 6m£364–490Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Salzburg to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
20h 7m£266–427
Salzburg to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £90 - £250 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs £90 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Salzburg to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Rathaus and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Salzburg South, Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Salzburg to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via München Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 41m.
The distance between Salzburg and Edinburgh is 911 miles.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 16h 41m and costs £320 - £950.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Salzburg to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Salzburg to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Salzburg South station.
Salzburg to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs £90 - £250. Alternatively, you can train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA), which costs £320 - £950 and takes 16h 41m, you could also bus, which costs £130 - £340 and takes 35h 32m.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Jet2.com, Lufthansa, and Eurowings fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via München Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 16h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–230
Flights from Linz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- £19–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Salzburg to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Salzburg. It is currently 3:19 AM in Salzburg and 2:19 AM in Edinburgh.
Salzburg to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
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