There are 11 ways to get from Bournemouth to Edinburgh by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Southampton Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
3h 38m£96–228Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
11h 42m£29–111Train via London
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 48m£112–241Drive 427.4 mi
- Drive from Bournemouth to Edinburghcar 427.4 mi
7h 47m£106–152Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
4h 52m£83–284Fly from Bournemouth Airport
- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BOH - EDI
3h 42m£62–202Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
5h 6m£96–316Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
5h 27m£72–212Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
6h 9m£70–235Train
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Birmingham New Streettrain Bournemouth - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
7h 56m£64–314Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Manchester Piccadillytrain Bournemouth - Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh
9h 1m£60–462
Bournemouth to Edinburgh by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £28 - £120 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 3h 38m and costs £95 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Bournemouth station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Bournemouth Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Bournemouth to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Bournemouth and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Reading, Paddington and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 48m.
The distance between Bournemouth and Edinburgh is 397 miles. The road distance is 429.9 miles.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Edinburgh without a car is to train via London which takes 6h 48m and costs £110 - £250.
It takes approximately 3h 38m to get from Bournemouth to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Bournemouth to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bournemouth Station.
Bournemouth to Edinburgh train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Bournemouth station.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Edinburgh is to train via London which takes 6h 48m and costs £110 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £28 - £120 and takes 11h 42m, you could also fly, which costs £60 - £210 and takes 3h 42m.
What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Bournemouth to Edinburgh Waverley via Reading, London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, and King's Cross in around 6h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bournemouth Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals and London Victoria in around 11h 42m.
- 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, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–210
- 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 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–400
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- 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
- £60–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bournemouth to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bournemouth to Edinburgh train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Reading station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bournemouth to Edinburgh is 430 miles. It takes approximately 7h 47m to drive from Bournemouth to Edinburgh.
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