There are 12 ways to get from Bracknell 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.
Recommended option
Train LNER • 6 h 29 min
$75 - $113
Cheapest option
Train, bus • 11 h 41 min
$55 - $101
10 alternative options
Train Virgin West Coast Trains • 7 h 4 min
$167 - $365
Bus • 11 h 18 min
$136 - $168
Drive • 6 h 47 min
$85 - $130
Train to London City, fly • 4 h 17 min
$82 - $244
Train, line 8 bus to London Heathrow, fly • 4 h 13 min
$61 - $226
Train to London Gatwick, fly • 4 h 25 min
$70 - $176
Train, subway to London Stansted, fly • 4 h 58 min
$63 - $167
Train, train to London Luton, fly • 5 h 8 min
$64 - $176
Train to Southampton, fly • 4 h 53 min
$101 - $272
Train to Bristol, fly • 5 h 17 min
$96 - $247
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bracknell to Edinburgh is to train which costs £55 - £90 and takes 6 h 29 min.
The quickest way to get from Bracknell to Edinburgh is to train and line 8 bus and fly which costs £45 - £180 and takes 4 h 13 min.
No, there is no direct train from Bracknell to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Bracknell and arriving at Edinburgh via Reading and Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7 h 4 min.
The distance between Bracknell and Edinburgh is 331 miles. The road distance is 397.6 miles.
The best way to get from Bracknell to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 6 h 29 min and costs £55 - £90.
It takes approximately 6 h 29 min to get from Bracknell to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Bracknell to Edinburgh train services, operated by CrossCountry, depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Bracknell to Edinburgh is to train which takes 6 h 29 min and costs £55 - £90. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £130 and takes 11 h 18 min.
The quickest flight from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport is the direct flight which takes 1 h 15 min.
Bracknell to Edinburgh train services, operated by Virgin West Coast Trains, arrive at Edinburgh station.
- Distance: 331 miles
- Duration: 6 h 29 min
What companies run services between Bracknell, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
LNER operates a train from Bracknell to Edinburgh hourly. Tickets cost $60 - $90 and the journey takes 4 h 14 min. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Bracknell to Edinburgh once daily. Tickets cost $120 - $150 and the journey takes 8 h 50 min.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $210
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $210
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $180
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 11 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $180
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $180
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 5 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $180
Flights from Bristol to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 11 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $200
Flights from Bristol to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 18 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $390
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 26 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $340
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $900
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $250
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from London City to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $330
Flights from London City to Edinburgh via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 25 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $330
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $310
Flights from Southampton to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $310
Flights from Southampton to Edinburgh via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $310
Flights from Southampton to Edinburgh via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 45 min
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $180
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28 - $180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $900
Flights from Southampton to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $310
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60 - $90
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- 2nd Class
- $60 - $90
- 1st Class
- $110 - $170
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- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Reading to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50 - $85
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $35 - $55
- Anytime Single
- $50 - $85
- Off-Peak Single
- $45 - $70
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 2 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $110 - $180
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $70 - $110
- Anytime Single
- $110 - $180
- Off-Peak Single
- $120 - $190
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $25 - $40
- Anytime Single
- $35 - $55
- Off-Peak Single
- $22 - $35
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- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 2 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $170 - $270
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $100 - $160
- Anytime Day Single
- $170 - $270
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Bracknell to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11 - $18
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
Train from Bracknell to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12 - $20
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
Train from Bracknell to Staines
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7 - $12
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
Train from Bracknell to Richmond (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10 - $16
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
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- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Victoria station to Tottenham Hale station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3 - $5
- Schedules at
- tfl.gov.uk
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Richmond NLL to West Hampstead
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2 - $6
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
- Oyster Card Off-Peak
- $2 - $4
- Cash
- $6 - $9
- Oyster Card
- $3 - $6
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13 - $18
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Airport London T2,3 to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120 - $150
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria Station to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $80
- Book at
- uk.megabus.com
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- Phone
- +44 (0)1224 650100
- Website
- firstgroup.com
Bus from Elmsleigh Bus Station to Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2 - $3
- Website
- First
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Yes, the driving distance between Bracknell to Edinburgh is 398 miles. It takes approximately 6 h 47 min to drive from Bracknell to Edinburgh.
Flybe and British Airways offer flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
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