There are 10 ways to get from Ashbourne to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Crewe
best- Take the train from Uttoxeter to Crewetrain Lincoln Central - Crewe / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
6h 37m£63–167Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Derby Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus Uk014 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukn11 / ...
9h 25m£27–74Drive 256.1 mi
- Drive from Ashbourne to Edinburghcar 256.1 mi
4h 49m£63–91Bus, bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to B'ham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
5h 16m£45–108Train
- Take the train from Derby to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
7h 2m£157–227Bus, train
- Take the bus from Victoria Square to Market Placebus 441 / ...
- Take the bus from Market Place to Manchester Airport The Stationbus 199
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 59m£92–152Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to B'ham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 11m£57–148Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Derby to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
6h 45m£91–199Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Derby to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
7h 24m£106–200Bus, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Morledgebus
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
7h 4m£114–238
Ashbourne to Edinburgh by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ashbourne to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £26 - £75 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Ashbourne to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 4h 49m and costs £60 - £95.
No, there is no direct bus from Ashbourne station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Derby Bus Station and Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
The distance between Ashbourne and Edinburgh is 287 miles. The road distance is 257.6 miles.
The best way to get from Ashbourne to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Crewe which takes 6h 37m and costs £60 - £170.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Ashbourne to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Ashbourne to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Derby Bus Station.
The best way to get from Ashbourne to Edinburgh is to train via Crewe which takes 6h 37m and costs £60 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £26 - £75 and takes 9h 25m.
Ashbourne to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ashbourne to Edinburgh is 258 miles. It takes approximately 4h 49m to drive from Ashbourne to Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Ashbourne, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh Waverley via Tesco Store, Uttoxeter, and Crewe in around 6h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bus Station, Derby Bus Station, Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, and Leeds City Bus Station in around 9h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Uttoxeter to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Derby to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Derby Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Derby Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station to B'ham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1773 712265
- talk@trentbarton.co.uk
- Website
- trentbarton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Morledge
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0844 351 1120
- help@centrebus.com
- Website
- highpeakbuses.com
Bus from Victoria Square to Market Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- http://www.highpeakbuses.com
Bus from Market Place to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- http://www.highpeakbuses.com
Bus from Bus Station to Morledge
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- http://www.highpeakbuses.com
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