There are 11 ways to get from Bristol to Edinburgh by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
3h 17m£31–88Train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
6h 37mBus via Leeds
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus Uk070 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukn11 / ...
10h 5mDrive 367.6 mi
- Drive from Bristol to Edinburghcar 367.6 mi
6h 20m£90–130Fly Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 12mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
4h 22mTrain to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
5h 18mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
4h 48mFly Bristol Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BRS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 41mTrain via Wolverhampton
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Wolverhamptontrain Bristol Temple Meads - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
6h 37mBus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 100 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 183 / ...
11h 35m
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £30 - £90 and takes 3h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 17m and costs £30 - £90.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Bristol Bus Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 5m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bristol Temple Meads and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 37m.
The distance between Bristol and Edinburgh is 333 miles. The road distance is 369.8 miles.
The best way to get from Bristol to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 6h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 17m to get from Bristol to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Bristol to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Bristol Bus Station.
Bristol to Edinburgh train services, operated by CrossCountry, depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 17m and costs £30 - £90. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 6h 37m, you could also bus via Leeds, which costs and takes 10h 5m.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
easyJet and Ryanair fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day. Alternatively, CrossCountry operates a train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverley every 3 hours, and the journey takes 6h 37m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
- Website
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Wolverhampton to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
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More Questions & Answers
Bristol to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
Bristol to Edinburgh train services, operated by CrossCountry, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bristol to Edinburgh is 370 miles. It takes approximately 6h 20m to drive from Bristol to Edinburgh.
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