There are 11 ways to get from Kaiserslautern to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, 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, train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FRA - EDI
6h 1m£115–283Train, bus to Hahn, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Bad Kreuznach, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Bad Kreuznach, Bahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hahnbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HHN - EDI
10h 8m£69–257Train via Paris
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re1
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Paris l'Esttrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 2m£334–556Bus
- Take the bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus N36
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
21h 16m£81–167Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Kaiserslautern to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
13h 57m£293–387Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Merzigtrain
- Take the bus from Merzig, Bahnhof to Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpobus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LUX - EDI
7h 20m£75–296Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STR - EDI
6h 47m£105–297Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUS - EDI
7h 43m£115–296Train
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 33m£301–539Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus N36
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 58m£148–331Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kaiserslautern to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
14h 58m£210–344
Kaiserslautern to Edinburgh by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kaiserslautern to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £80 - £170 and takes 21h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Kaiserslautern to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 1m and costs £110 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Kaiserslautern station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Kaiserslautern central train station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Kaiserslautern to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Kaiserslautern, Hbf and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Saarbrücken Hbf, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 2m.
The distance between Kaiserslautern and Edinburgh is 736 miles.
The best way to get from Kaiserslautern to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 2m and costs £330 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Kaiserslautern to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Kaiserslautern to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kaiserslautern central train station.
Kaiserslautern to Edinburgh train services, operated by Süwex, depart from Kaiserslautern, Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kaiserslautern to Edinburgh is to train via Paris which takes 11h 2m and costs £330 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £80 - £170 and takes 21h 16m.
What companies run services between Kaiserslautern, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Saarbrücken Hbf, Paris l'Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 11h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 21h 16m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Luxembourg to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hahn to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hahn to Edinburgh Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Hahn to Edinburgh Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hahn to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Merzig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Bad Kreuznach, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Kreuznach, Bahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Merzig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- 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
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- 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 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Bad Kreuznach, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Schedules at
- vlexx
Train from Bad Kreuznach, Bahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Schedules at
- vlexx
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- 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
- £55–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Merzig, Bahnhof to Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
- Phone
- +49 (0) 6543 5019-400
- reisebuero@bohr.de
- Website
- Bohr
Bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Schedules at
- Bohr
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- 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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Kaiserslautern to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Kaiserslautern. It is currently 05:17 in Kaiserslautern and 04:17 in Edinburgh.
Kaiserslautern to Edinburgh train services, operated by Süwex, arrive at Saarbrücken Hbf station.
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