There are 9 ways to get from Bakewell to Edinburgh by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Square to Paternoster Row/SS2218
- Take the train from Doncaster to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
4h 42mBus via Meadowhall Interchange/B1
cheapest- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Edinburgh, Bus StationUkn11 / ...
7h 3m£19–69Drive 241.9 mi
- Drive from Bakewell to Edinburgh241.9 mi
4h 47m£61–87Bus, train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Matlock Street to Bakewell Road Bus Station
- Take the train from Matlock to Derby
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
5h 22m£57–152Train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh WaverleyPlymouth - Edinburgh / ...
5h 31m£35–180Bus
- Take the bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Edinburgh, Bus Station180
8h 3m£35–80Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bamford to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)MAN - EDI
7h 5m£73–182Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
6h 11m£61–222Bus, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Square to Railway Station
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
6h 45m£83–214
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bakewell to Edinburgh is to bus via Meadowhall Interchange/B1 which costs £19 - £70 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Bakewell to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 4h 47m and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct bus from Bakewell to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Square and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Sheffield Interchange/C1 and Meadowhall Interchange/B1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 3m.
The distance between Bakewell and Edinburgh is 275 miles. The road distance is 243.3 miles.
The best way to get from Bakewell to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 4h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Bakewell to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Bakewell to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 station.
The best way to get from Bakewell to Edinburgh is to bus via Meadowhall Interchange/B1 which takes 7h 3m and costs £19 - £70. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £35 - £180 and takes 5h 31m.
Bakewell to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bakewell to Edinburgh is 243 miles. It takes approximately 4h 47m to drive from Bakewell to Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Bakewell, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Edinburgh, Bus Station every 30 minutes. Tickets cost £16–45 and the journey takes 5h 25m. National Express also services this route 4 times a day. Alternatively, Cross Country operates a train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley hourly. Tickets cost £35–180 and the journey takes 3h 45m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
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
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £270–320
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Matlock to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bamford to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £9–15
Train from Chesterfield to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40–65
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Bamford to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- info@tmtravel.co.uk
- Website
- tmtravel.co.uk
Bus from Square to Paternoster Row/SS2
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- T M Travel
Bus from Square to Paternoster Row/SS2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://hulleys-of-baslow.co.uk/
Bus from Square to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://hulleys-of-baslow.co.uk/
Bus from Square to Paternoster Row/SS2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.andrews-of-tideswell.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1773 712265
- talk@trentbarton.co.uk
- Website
- trentbarton.co.uk
Bus from Matlock Street to Bakewell Road Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0844 351 1120
- help@centrebus.com
- Website
- highpeakbuses.com
Bus from Matlock Street to Bakewell Road Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- High Peak
Bus from Square to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
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