There are 12 ways to get from Bedford to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Bedford to London St Pancras IntlCorby - London St Pancras International / ...
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
5h 11m£80–199Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Edinburgh, Bus Station598 / ...
9h 30m£22–54Drive 327.5 mi
- Drive from Bedford to Edinburgh327.5 mi
5h 57m£80–116Train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bedford to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
3h 23m£50–161Train via Sheffield
- Take the train from Bedford to SheffieldLondon St Pancras International - Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh WaverleyPlymouth - Edinburgh / ...
6h 19m£64–265Train via Sheffield #2
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicester
- Take the train from Leicester to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
6h 55m£58–266Train #2
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Euston - Edinburgh
7h 5m£57–184Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bedford to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LCY - EDI
4h 14m£98–303Fly Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
4h 13m£52–216Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bedford to Farringdon
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
4h 54m£101–309Train, subway to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bedford to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the subway from King's Cross St. Pancras station to Tottenham Hale station
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)STN - EDI
4h 30m£58–175Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bedford St Johns to Bletchley
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
4h 53m£54–156
Bedford to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bedford to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £21 - £55 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bedford to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 3h 23m and costs £50 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Bedford station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Milton Keynes Coachway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Bedford to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Bedford and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 11m.
The distance between Bedford and Edinburgh is 443 miles. The road distance is 329.4 miles.
The best way to get from Bedford to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 5h 11m and costs £80 - £200.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Bedford to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Bedford to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Milton Keynes Coachway station.
Bedford to Edinburgh train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Bedford station.
The best way to get from Bedford to Edinburgh is to train which takes 5h 11m and costs £80 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £21 - £55 and takes 9h 30m.
What companies run services between Bedford, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Bedford to Edinburgh Waverley via London St Pancras International and King's Cross in around 5h 11m. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Edinburgh, Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost £20–50 and the journey takes 8h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–210
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
- £85–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Bedford to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bedford to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bedford to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £28–85
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Bedford to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Bedford to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–26
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Bedford to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once 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
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from King's Cross St. Pancras station to Tottenham Hale station
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–3
- Peak
- £2–4
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Bedford St Johns to Bletchley
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Bedford to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Bedford to Edinburgh train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bedford to Edinburgh is 329 miles. It takes approximately 5h 57m to drive from Bedford to Edinburgh.
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