There are 10 ways to get from Brecon to Edinburgh by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Crewe
best- Take the bus from Brecon Interchange to Railway Stationbus X44
- Take the train from Hereford to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 2mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cardiff North Road to Newcastle-Upon-Tynebus Uk078
- Take the bus from John Dobson Street to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukn11 / ...
15h 13m£47–82Drive 335 mi
- Drive from Brecon to Edinburghcar 335 mi
6h 24m£83–120Bus, train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Brecon Interchange 4 to Abergavenny Bus Station Stand 4bus
- Take the train from Abergavenny to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
6h 9mBus, train
- Take the bus from Brecon Interchange to Railway Stationbus X44
- Take the train from Hereford to Universitytrain
- Take the train from University to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 21mBus, train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Brecon Interchange 4 to Abergavenny Bus Station Stand 4bus
- Take the train from Abergavenny to Herefordtrain
- Take the train from Hereford to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
6h 48mBus to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 10m£62–194Bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BRS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 42m£72–208Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Hereford to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 49m£80–213Train, train to Exeter, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane EXT - EDI
8h 6m£131–311
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brecon to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £45 - £85 and takes 15h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Brecon to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 6h 24m and costs £80 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Brecon to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Free Street and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Merthyr Bus Station Stand 8, Cardiff North Road and John Dobson Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 13m.
The distance between Brecon and Edinburgh is 366 miles. The road distance is 336.9 miles.
The best way to get from Brecon to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train via Crewe which takes 8h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Brecon to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Brecon to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cardiff North Road station.
Brecon to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brecon to Edinburgh is 337 miles. It takes approximately 6h 24m to drive from Brecon to Edinburgh.
There are 2661+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Brecon, Wales and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Free Street to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Merthyr Bus Station Stand 8, Greyfriars Road Stop GJ, Cardiff North Road, and John Dobson Street in around 15h 13m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Exeter to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Exeter to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Hereford to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Abergavenny to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Abergavenny to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Hereford to University
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Hereford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from University to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £170–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 01544-230481
- dave@sargeantsbros.com
- Website
- sargeantsbros.com
Bus from Brecon Interchange to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.sargeantsbros.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cardiff North Road to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from John Dobson Street to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1874 622223
- office@williams-coaches.co.uk
- Website
- williams-coaches.co.uk
Bus from Brecon Interchange 4 to Abergavenny Bus Station Stand 4
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.williams-coaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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