View on Brussels from the Kunstberg and view on the park and statue at the Kunstberg. Belgium, Bruxelles - Brussel, Pl: Belgia, Bruksela

Edinburgh to Brussels

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Edinburgh to Brussels. From €67.99, fastest 4h 33m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Edinburgh to Brussels costs €67.99 at the cheapest and takes 4h 33m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 3 operators. The route covers 778 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
778 km
Fastest
4h 33m
Average
4h 38m
Services per day
22
Cheapest
€67.99
CO2 per passenger
191.4 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 34m1h 24m3h 10m€80.38191.4 kg19
  • 4h 34mFastest, by Flight
  • €80.38Cheapest, by Flight
  • 191.4 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 778 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€67.99
  1. Ryanair R476219:511h 24m21:15Edinburgh EDIBrussels CRL

Door to door 4h 34mCO2 191.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€83.39
  1. Arriva Cross Country AC896307:302h 31m10:01Edinburgh WaverleyDerby railway station
  2. European Air Transport EA614511:281h 2m12:30Derby EMABrussels BRU

Changes at Derby, with 87 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 6h 57mCO2 128.6 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Edinburgh to Brussels
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Edinburgh to BrusselsThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Flight€178.91€148.23€147.64€113.42€98.67€99.85€102.80€106.34€98.08€99.85€95.13€80.38€80.38€85.69
Train€198.89€157.09€155.99€133.99€121.89€120.79€131.79€109.79€120.79€115.29€115.84€102.64€89.99€103.74

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €67.99

The trip ends at Bruxelles Midi. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Brussels

Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.

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Booking window

When to book Edinburgh to Brussels

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €65.0490 days
  2. €61.5060 days
  3. €67.9945 days
  4. €66.8930 days
  5. €75.6621 days
  6. €85.6914 days
  7. €102.807 days
  8. €147.643 days
  9. €178.911 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €61.50.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 191 percent. The most expensive point is €178.91, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€178.91€61.501371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €95.13Sun
  2. €80.38Mon
  3. €80.38Tue
  4. €85.69Wed
  5. €106.34Thu
  6. €98.08Fri
  7. €99.85Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €99.85Sep
  2. €73.89Oct
  3. €69.76Nov
  4. €61.94Dec
  5. €64.45Jan
  6. €55.89Feb

The route

EdinburghEdinburghBrusselsBrussels
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
82% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 18% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 778 km against 755 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Newcastle upon Tyne, Rotterdam, Derby, Manchester. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Edinburgh at 06:15 and the last at 19:51, across 19 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Edinburgh

Rail
  • Edinburgh Waverley
  • Edinburgh Gateway station
  • Edinburgh Park railway station
Bus
  • Edinburgh Bus Station
  • Halbeath Park & Ride
Air
  • EDI
Ferry
  • Cruise Liner Terminal

Brussels

Rail
  • Bruxelles Midi
  • Bruxelles-Midi
  • Brussels-Chapel Station
Bus
  • Bruxelles Nord
  • Brussels Airport
Air
  • BRU
  • CRL
Ferry
  • Sainctelette
  • Cruise Terminal

BRU is not in Brussels, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Brussels

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastest
Brussels Airlines€71.534h 33m
Ryanair€67.994h 34m
Ryanair UK€71.534h 34m
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€50.0074%
Taxes€9.0013%
Supplier fees€7.0010%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€67.99100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Brussels well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Bruxelles Midi

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Edinburgh to Brussels

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Edinburgh to Brussels?

The fastest journey from Edinburgh to Brussels takes 4h 33m door to door, of which 1h 24m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 38m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Edinburgh to Brussels?

The cheapest fare from Edinburgh to Brussels is €67.99, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €111.36. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Brussels?

The cheapest way from Edinburgh to Brussels is by Flight, at €80.38 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 34m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Edinburgh to Brussels?

Fares from Edinburgh to Brussels bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €61.50. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 191 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Edinburgh to Brussels?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Edinburgh to Brussels, at €80.38. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Edinburgh to Brussels?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Edinburgh to Brussels, at €55.89 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Edinburgh to Brussels?

3 operators sell services from Edinburgh to Brussels across 1 modes: Brussels Airlines, Ryanair, Ryanair UK. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Edinburgh to Brussels?

82 percent of the services we sell from Edinburgh to Brussels are direct. The rest connect at Newcastle upon Tyne, Rotterdam, Derby, Manchester, with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Edinburgh to Brussels use?

Services from Edinburgh to Brussels by Flight leave from Edinburgh EDI and arrive at Brussels CRL. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Edinburgh to Brussels?

0 of the 3 operators we sell from Edinburgh to Brussels allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Edinburgh to Brussels on September 9, 2026: 778 km of route against 755 km in a straight line, 22 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €67.99, and 4h 33m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Brussels afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Brussels

Day trips that leave Brussels in the morning and cover a good part of Belgium by evening.

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