There are 11 ways to get from Wels to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night 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.
Train to Salzburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SZG - EDI
6h 38m£106–283Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VIE - EDI
7h 27m£96–225Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Hbftrain 964 / ...
- 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
17h 24m£373–687Bus
- Take the bus from Wels to Munich central bus stationbus 951
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
35h 18m£140–242Night 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
21h 22m£287–503Fly from Linz Airport
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LNZ - EDI
9h 52m£146–317Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MUC - EDI
8h 12m£138–304Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- 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
10h 47m£98–260Train
- Take the train from Linz 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
25h 41m£288–551Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Wels to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
18h 1m£375–505Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Wels to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
19h 2m£293–462
Wels to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wels to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £95 - £230 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Wels to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 38m and costs £100 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Wels to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Wels and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Wels to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Wels Hbf and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via München Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 24m.
The distance between Wels and Edinburgh is 971 miles.
The best way to get from Wels to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 17h 24m and costs £370 - £700.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Wels to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Wels to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Wels station.
Wels to Edinburgh train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, depart from Wels Hbf station.
The best way to get from Wels to Edinburgh is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 17h 24m and costs £370 - £700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £140 - £250 and takes 35h 18m, you could also fly, which costs £140 - £320 and takes 9h 52m.
What companies run services between Wels, Austria and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Wels Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 17h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wels to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Munich central bus station and London Victoria in around 35h 18m.
- 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 Linz Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–260
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wels Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Wels to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- 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
- £26–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Wels to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Wels. It is currently 4:47 PM in Wels and 3:47 PM in Edinburgh.
Wels to Edinburgh train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Muenchen Hbf station.
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