There are 12 ways to get from Basingstoke to Dunbar by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Take the train from King's Cross to Newcastle
- Take the train from Newcastle to Dunbar
6h 40m£85–201Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from The Malls to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals035
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Dunbar Asda Spott Rdmegabus M20
11h 31m£31–52Drive 386.9 mi
- Drive from Basingstoke to Dunbar386.9 mi
6h 38m£96–138Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SOU - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
4h 35m£105–238Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham New StreetBournemouth - Stockport / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to DunbarPlymouth - Edinburgh / ...
7h 40m£149–547Bus via Edinburgh
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus StationUkn10
- Take the bus from Waterloo Place to High StreetX7 / ...
13h 16m£54–129Train, bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Woking
- Take the bus from Woking Railway Station Southside to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
5h 26mTrain to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LCY - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
5h 35m£115–299Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LGW - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
5h 42m£74–190Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Newcastle (NCL)SOU - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Dunbar
5h 10m£108–278Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
6h 20m£89–202Fly London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)LHR - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Dunbar
6h 6m£79–315
Basingstoke to Dunbar by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basingstoke to Dunbar is to bus which costs £30 - £55 and takes 11h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Basingstoke to Dunbar is to train and fly which takes 4h 35m and costs £100 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Basingstoke to Dunbar. However, there are services departing from The Malls and arriving at High Street via London Victoria Coach Station and Dunbar Asda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Basingstoke to Dunbar. However, there are services departing from Basingstoke and arriving at Dunbar via Waterloo station, King's Cross and Newcastle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 40m.
The distance between Basingstoke and Dunbar is 414 miles. The road distance is 389.2 miles.
The best way to get from Basingstoke to Dunbar without a car is to train which takes 6h 40m and costs £80 - £210.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Basingstoke to Dunbar, including transfers.
Basingstoke to Dunbar bus services, operated by National Express, depart from The Malls station.
Basingstoke to Dunbar train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Basingstoke station.
The best way to get from Basingstoke to Dunbar is to train which takes 6h 40m and costs £80 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £55 and takes 11h 31m.
What companies run services between Basingstoke, England and Dunbar, Scotland?
You can take a train from Basingstoke to Dunbar via London Waterloo, Waterloo station, Euston station, King's Cross, and Newcastle in around 6h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Malls to High Street via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Coach Station, and Dunbar Asda in around 11h 31m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–260
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Basingstoke to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130–410
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £130–190
- 1st Class
- £290–410
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from The Malls to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–15
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Dunbar Asda Spott Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- hello@eastcoastbuses.co.uk
- Website
- eastcoastbuses.co.uk
Bus from Waterloo Place to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- https://eastcoastbuses.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Woking Railway Station Southside to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/berkshire-thames-valley
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More Questions & Answers
Basingstoke to Dunbar bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Basingstoke to Dunbar train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basingstoke to Dunbar is 389 miles. It takes approximately 6h 38m to drive from Basingstoke to Dunbar.
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