Edinburgh city trip
EDINBURGH: THE HISTORIC CAPITAL
You will absolutely fall in love with Edinburgh on your city trip to this Scottish capital. Combine two nights on board our luxury cruise ferry with a minimum of two nights in a centrally located hotel and enjoy a perfect city trip in Edinburgh exploring Scottish history, many sights and modern architecture.
Travel with your vehicle
2 nights in a standard cabin
Enjoy a meal on-board
Newcastle is only 2.5 hour drive to Edinburgh
Departure until December 2019
Amsterdam
Newcastle
WEEK 42
All times shown are in local time.
Please note that timetables may change subject to weather conditions.
Explore Edinburgh
After a relaxing time onboard our ferry, drive from Newcastle to Edinburgh ready to explore the city with your own car. Edinburgh is a beautiful and versatile city where you will never get bored. You will appreciate bustling shopping street Princes Street, Edinburgh Castle and Edinburgh Zoo. If you are a fun festivals, then don't miss Edinburgh Festival during 3 weeks in August every year with. A book and film festival also take place during the same period. If you are a Harry Potter fun, don't forget to add the Harry Potter tour to your city break
Routes to the UK
Onboard experience
Our Routes to the UK
DFDS has one of the largest ferry networks in Europe, with four routes operating to the UK.
The English Channel ferry crossings are convenient and fast at highly competitive prices, meaning you can take your car with you and explore what the UK has to offer.
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