There are 11 ways to get from Lindau to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), 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 Zurich Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ZRH - EDI
7h 27m£100–263Train
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Radolfzell Bahnhoftrain Re3
- Take the train from Radolfzell Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 34m£376–586Train, bus
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Zürich to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
27h 18m£187–385Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lindau to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
17h 49m£341–456Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FMM - EDI
8h 26mTrain, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MUC - EDI
8h 36m£124–254Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bregenz to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane INN - EDI
8h 42m£124–403Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ZRH - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 27m£108–290Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- 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
17h 11m£354–651Bus
- Take the bus from Lindau to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
34h 5m£143–260Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lindau to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
18h 45m£259–414
Lindau to Edinburgh by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lindau to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £100 - £270 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Lindau to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs £100 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Lindau to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Lindau and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Lindau to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Lindau-Insel and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof, Radolfzell Bahnhof, Offenburg, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 34m.
The distance between Lindau and Edinburgh is 866 miles.
The best way to get from Lindau to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 15h 34m and costs £370 - £600.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Lindau to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Lindau to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lindau station.
Lindau to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Lindau to Edinburgh is to train which takes 15h 34m and costs £370 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £140 - £260 and takes 34h 5m.
What companies run services between Lindau, Bavaria, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Lindau-Insel to Edinburgh Waverley via Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof, Radolfzell Bahnhof, Offenburg, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 15h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lindau to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Munich central bus station and London Victoria in around 34h 5m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–310
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–230
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–390
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Munich International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–290
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bregenz to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bregenz to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Radolfzell Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Radolfzell Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Radolfzell Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Radolfzell Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Radolfzell Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- 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
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau-Insel to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau-Insel to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Bregenz to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Bregenz to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Bregenz to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- 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
- £35–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- 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
- £30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lindau to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- 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 Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- National Express
- 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
Lindau to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Lindau. It is currently 6:53 PM in Lindau and 5:53 PM in Edinburgh.
Lindau to Edinburgh train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Radolfzell Bahnhof station.
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