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There are 11 ways to get from Paderborn to Edinburgh by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane DUS - EDI
    6h 27m
    £104–216

  2. Train to Weeze Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane NRN - EDI
    7h 58m
    £91–226

  3. Train via Hamm

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    5. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    12h 31m
    £337–549

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus bus
    3. Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    20h 30m
    £157–321

  5. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Rotterdamcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Hull to Edinburghcar car
    21h 18m
    £390–473

  6. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane HAJ - EDI
    8h 19m

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane FRA - EDI
    7h 56m
    £140–305

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane AMS - EDI
    8h 28m
    £104–265

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    5. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    12h 50m
    £305–555

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to London Victoriabus bus N1328
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus bus Ukn13 / ...
    24h 15m
    £93–184

  11. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar car
    14h 1m
    £299–396

Paderborn to Edinburgh by train

Calendar74Weekly Trains
Duration12h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket£337Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 642.8 mi
  • Duration: 6h 27m

What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland?

You can take a train from Paderborn Hbf to Edinburgh Waverley via Hamm(Westf)Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 12h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paderborn to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bielefeld Brackwede train station and London Victoria in around 24h 15m.

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