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Distance: 1890 km·Drive time: 21 h 20 min

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Driving from Copenhagen to Edinburgh takes about via A 1. The distance is 1890 km. The straight-line distance is 983 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Hamburg, Essen, Sydenham, Greater London, Camden Town, Usworth. Driving directions

Driving directions

136 · 1890 km

Take the I-80 heading north and you'll end up in Edinburgh.

  1. 1 Depart left 70 m
  2. 2 Turn right onto Øster Farimagsgade 81 m
  3. 3 Continue straight onto Nørre Farimagsgade 753 m
  4. 4 Continue straight onto Vester Farimagsgade 180 m
  5. 5 Keep slightly right onto Vester Farimagsgade 327 m
  6. 6 Turn right onto Ved Vesterport 99 m
  7. 7 Continue straight onto Gammel Kongevej 417 m
  8. 8 Turn left onto Bagerstræde 134 m
  9. 9 Turn right onto Vesterbrogade 2 km
  10. 10 Turn left onto Vesterfælledvej 834 m
  11. 11 At end of road, turn right onto Vigerslev Allé 4 km
  12. 12 Turn left onto Vigerslevvej 282 m
  13. 13 Turn right onto Folehaven 117 m
  1. 14 Continue straight onto Holbækmotorvejen 9 km
  2. 15 Keep slightly left onto Vallensbækgrenen 2 km
  3. 16 Merge slightly right onto Motorring 4 3 km
  4. 17 Merge slightly left onto Køge Bugt Motorvejen 19 km
  5. 18 Keep slightly right onto Sydmotorvejen 121 km
  6. 19 Continue straight onto Sydmotorvejen 2 km
  7. 20 Turn straight onto Rødby (DK) - Puttgarden (D) 19 km
  8. 21 Keep slightly left onto Rødby (DK) - Puttgarden (D) 33 m
  9. 22 Continue straight 641 m
  10. 23 Continue straight 22 km
  11. 24 Continue straight 406 km
  12. 25 Take exit slightly right 224 m
  13. 26 Keep slightly right 899 m
  14. 27 Merge slightly left 41 km
  15. 28 Take exit slightly right 245 m
  16. 29 Keep slightly right 436 m
  17. 30 Merge slightly left 21 km
  18. 31 Continue straight 3 km
  19. 32 Take ramp slightly right 556 m
  20. 33 Merge slightly left 12 km
  21. 34 Continue straight 6 km
  22. 35 Take exit slightly right 144 m
  23. 36 Keep slightly right 597 m
  24. 37 Merge slightly left 17 km
  25. 38 Keep slightly left 2 km
  26. 39 Merge slightly left 6 km
  27. 40 Take exit slightly right 167 m
  28. 41 Keep slightly right 578 m
  29. 42 Merge slightly left 28 km
  30. 43 Continue straight 6 km
  31. 44 Take exit slightly right 271 m
  32. 45 Keep slightly left 528 m
  33. 46 Keep slightly left 935 m
  34. 47 Merge slightly left onto Europaweg 18 km
  35. 48 Take exit slightly right 31 km
  36. 49 Keep slightly right 20 km
  37. 50 Continue straight 58 km
  38. 51 Take exit slightly right 188 m
  39. 52 Keep slightly left 2 km
  40. 53 Merge slightly left 8 km
  41. 54 Keep slightly left 50 km
  42. 55 Take exit slightly right 176 m
  43. 56 Keep slightly left 354 m
  44. 57 Keep slightly left 2 km
  45. 58 Keep slightly right 135 m
  46. 59 Keep slightly left 479 m
  47. 60 Keep slightly right 740 m
  48. 61 Merge slightly left 49 km
  49. 62 Keep slightly left 42 km
  50. 63 Continue straight onto L'Européenne 57 km
  51. 64 Take exit slightly right 270 m
  52. 65 Keep slightly left 815 m
  53. 66 Keep slightly right 119 m
  54. 67 Turn slightly left 54 m
  55. 68 Turn slightly right 24 m
  56. 69 Keep slightly right 568 m
  57. 70 Keep slightly left 122 m
  58. 71 Keep slightly left 284 m
  59. 72 Keep slightly right 93 m
  60. 73 Keep slightly left 25 m
  61. 74 Turn left 10 m
  62. 75 Keep slightly right 222 m
  63. 76 At end of road, turn left 356 m
  64. 77 Turn right 105 m
  65. 78 Turn slightly left 15 m
  66. 79 Turn slightly right onto Le Shuttle 59 km
  67. 80 Continue slightly right 145 m
  68. 81 Turn slightly right onto Over Bridge 3 910 m
  69. 82 Keep slightly left 2 km
  70. 83 Take ramp straight 273 m
  71. 84 Keep slightly left 49 km
  72. 85 Take exit slightly left 436 m
  73. 86 Keep slightly left 349 m
  74. 87 Exit rotary slightly left onto Sandling Interchange 440 m
  75. 88 Enter rotary left 43 m
  76. 89 Exit rotary straight 238 m
  77. 90 Keep slightly left 221 m
  78. 91 Merge slightly right 4 km
  79. 92 Take exit straight 312 m
  80. 93 Enter rotary left 217 m
  81. 94 Exit rotary straight 331 m
  82. 95 Enter rotary slightly left 14 m
  83. 96 Exit rotary straight 583 m
  84. 97 Keep slightly right 10 km
  85. 98 Continue straight onto Watling Street 10 km
  86. 99 Continue straight onto Dartford Bypass 4 km
  87. 100 Take exit slightly left 2 km
  88. 101 Merge slightly right onto Canterbury Way 3 km
  89. 102 Keep slightly left onto Canterbury Way 5 km
  90. 103 Continue straight 26 km
  91. 104 Take exit slightly left 759 m
  92. 105 Keep slightly right 2 km
  93. 106 Merge slightly right 23 km
  94. 107 Keep slightly right 22 km
  95. 108 Keep slightly right 24 km
  96. 109 Merge slightly right onto Huntingdon Road 23 km
  97. 110 Take exit slightly left 181 km
  98. 111 Keep slightly right 57 km
  99. 112 Keep slightly right 45 km
  100. 113 Keep slightly right 50 km
  101. 114 Keep slightly left 45 km
  102. 115 Continue straight 66 km
  103. 116 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Berwick Bypass 29 m
  104. 117 Exit roundabout straight onto Berwick Bypass 4 km
  105. 118 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Berwick Bypass 69 m
  106. 119 Exit roundabout straight onto Berwick Bypass 4 km
  107. 120 Enter roundabout left 37 m
  108. 121 Exit roundabout slightly left 32 km
  109. 122 Enter roundabout straight 42 m
  110. 123 Exit roundabout straight 12 km
  111. 124 Enter roundabout straight 48 m
  112. 125 Exit roundabout slightly left 4 km
  113. 126 Enter rotary slightly left 45 m
  114. 127 Exit rotary straight 37 km
  115. 128 Enter roundabout straight onto Milton Link 65 m
  116. 129 Exit roundabout straight onto Milton Link 424 m
  117. 130 Continue straight onto Sir Harry Lauder Road 3 km
  118. 131 Turn left onto Portobello Road 2 km
  119. 132 Continue straight onto London Road 3 km
  120. 133 At end of road, turn left onto Picardy Place 211 m
  121. 134 Keep slightly left onto Leith Street 351 m
  122. 135 Turn right onto Princes Street 19 m
  123. 136 Arrive left onto Princes Street

The return trip from Edinburgh to Copenhagen covers roughly the same distance, 1890 km.

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Places along this route

Driving from Copenhagen to Edinburgh you pass near Barking Riverside, Juist, Westminster Millennium Pier, Tårs, Tars Port.

Questions and answers

Edinburgh lies roughly to the west of Copenhagen.

How far is it from Copenhagen to Edinburgh?

The distance between Copenhagen and Edinburgh is 1890 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Copenhagen to Edinburgh?

The drive from Copenhagen to Edinburgh takes approximately 21 h 20 min by car.

What is the best route from Copenhagen to Edinburgh?

The fastest route from Copenhagen to Edinburgh covers 1890 km with a driving time of approximately 21 h 20 min.

What is the shortest route from Copenhagen to Edinburgh?

The shortest driving route from Copenhagen to Edinburgh is about 1890 km by road.

Sources

Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated .