There are 9 ways to get from Xanten to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Xanten Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUS - EDI
5h 19mBus to Weeze Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Xanten Gymnasium to Goch Bahnhofbus
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NRN - EDI
5h 39m£62–181Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Xanten Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf 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
11h 43mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Xanten to Rotterdamcar
- Take the carferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Edinburghcar
20h£354–422Bus
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to London Victoriabus N1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukn13 / ...
23h 56m£88–169Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Wesel to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
7h 23m£91–231Train
- Take the train from Nijmegen 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
13h 12m£196–312Train, bus
- Take the train from Xanten Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Xanten to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
12h 29m£268–351
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Xanten to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which costs £60 - £190 and takes 5h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Xanten to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which takes 5h 39m and costs £60 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Xanten to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Xanten Bahnhof and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Moers Bahnhof, Duisburg central train station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Xanten to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Xanten Bahnhof and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Duisburg Hbf, Köln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 43m.
The distance between Xanten and Edinburgh is 574 miles.
The best way to get from Xanten to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 11h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Xanten to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Xanten to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Duisburg central train station.
Xanten to Edinburgh train services, operated by RheinRuhrBahn, depart from Xanten Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Xanten to Edinburgh is to train via Brussels which takes 11h 43m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £170 and takes 23h 56m.
What companies run services between Xanten, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Xanten Bahnhof to Edinburgh Waverley via Duisburg Hbf, Köln Hbf, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 11h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Xanten Bahnhof to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Moers Bahnhof, DU- Hbf Westeingang, Duisburg central train station, and London Victoria in around 23h 56m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Weeze Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- [email protected]
- Website
- RheinRuhrBahn
Train from Xanten Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RheinRuhrBahn
Train from Xanten Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RheinRuhrBahn
Train from Xanten Bahnhof to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RheinRuhrBahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Nijmegen to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
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
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Wesel to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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 Duisburg central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01806 607085
- [email protected]
- Website
- BVR Busverkehr Rheinland GmbH
Bus from Xanten Gymnasium to Goch Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Schedules at
- BVR Busverkehr Rheinland GmbH
- Phone
- +49 2841 205-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Niederrheinische Verkehrsbetriebe Aktiengesellschaft (NIAG)
Bus from Xanten Gymnasium to Goch Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Schedules at
- Niederrheinische Verkehrsbetriebe Aktiengesellschaft (NIAG)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Rotterdam to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £270–300
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Xanten to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Xanten. It is currently 3:55 PM in Xanten and 2:55 PM in Edinburgh.
Xanten to Edinburgh train services, operated by RheinRuhrBahn, arrive at Duisburg Hbf station.
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