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[Tarquin Farquhar]

Leave central Scotland (say Stirling) next Monday evening, arrive in Cologne on Tuesday morning, say before 11 am, pref before 10 am. Don't mind travelling overnight, in a sleeper or a ferry berth.

It's not far, in NW Europe, the best-connected area in the world. Must be quite easy. Shouldn't be too expensive either, I would say.

Can't quite seem to find how to do it.

[Pondlife]

Train to EDI apt

05:55 Edinburgh => 08:30 Amsterdam KLM KL1276
10:00 Amsterdam => 11:05 Cologne KLM KL1807

Not sure I'd fancy it as a regular commute though.

[Tarquin Farquhar]

Train to EDI apt

05:55 Edinburgh => 08:30 Amsterdam KLM KL1276
10:00 Amsterdam => 11:05 Cologne KLM KL1807

Not sure I'd fancy it as a regular commute though.

I don't even fancy it once

Opodo:
Price per adult including taxes and booking fees: £ 425.64 GBP

plus taxi to airport (from Stirling??, ouch!), or airport hotel, plus train Amsterdam-Cologne.

And it still doesn't get me to Cologne before 11 am.

Thnks but......

[sasguru]

Expat is that you?

[Tarquin Farquhar]

Expat is that you?

I am Spartacus.

[AtW]

I am Spartacus.

That's news. Who isn't?

[pmeswani]

Leave central Scotland (say Stirling) next Monday evening, arrive in Cologne on Tuesday morning, say before 11 am, pref before 10 am. Don't mind travelling overnight, in a sleeper or a ferry berth.

It's not far, in NW Europe, the best-connected area in the world. Must be quite easy. Shouldn't be too expensive either, I would say.

Can't quite seem to find how to do it.

According to Opodo, KLM are doing it for just short of £235. It will get you Cologne for 10pm, assuming you get the 4:30pm flight. As I don't know when you are coming back, I guessed that you are coming back the next day. Hence the cost.

I'm guessing this isn't the answer you are looking for, but good luck with your search.

[Tarquin Farquhar]

According to Opodo, KLM are doing it for just short of £235. It will get you Cologne for 10pm, assuming you get the 4:30pm flight. As I don't know when you are coming back, I guessed that you are coming back the next day. Hence the cost.

I'm guessing this isn't the answer you are looking for, but good luck with your search.

Thanks.

But I can't leave as early as a 4:30 flight, probably can leave Stirling by 6 pm, so Edinburgh airport say 7 pm earliest. And it is one-way.

[doodab]

Thanks.

But I can't leave as early as a 4:30 flight, probably can leave Stirling by 6 pm, so Edinburgh airport say 7 pm earliest. And it is one-way.

You will have a lot more choice of flights if you fly to Düsseldorf. The train from Düsseldorf to Köln takes about 40 minutes.

If you can lower yourself to ryanair they have a direct flight from edinburgh at 06:35 that will get you in for 09:05.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Expat is that you?

I'm worried about him. He was well down in the dumps last time he was arround.