There are 8 ways to get from Burton upon Trent to Edinburgh by train, car or plane
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 CrossCountry • 4 h 32 min
$120 - $190
Cheapest option
Train to East Midlands, fly to Edinburgh • 3 h 33 min
$75 - $223
6 alternative options
Train Virgin West Coast Trains • 6 h 19 min
$153 - $251
Drive • 4 h 53 min
$55 - $90
Train to Birmingham, fly to Edinburgh • 3 h 49 min
$85 - $275
Fly East Midlands to Glasgow, train • 4 h 44 min
$90 - $244
Train to Birmingham, fly to Glasgow, train • 5 h
$100 - $276
Train, train to Manchester, fly to Edinburgh • 5 h 25 min
$125 - $308
Questions & Answers
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Burton-on-Trent and arriving at Edinburgh. Services depart every four hours. The journey takes approximately 4 h 32 min.
The distance between Burton upon Trent and Edinburgh is 227 miles. The road distance is 276.1 miles.
The best way to get from Burton upon Trent to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 4 h 32 min and costs .
The train from Burton-on-Trent to Edinburgh takes 4 h 32 min including transfers and departs every four hours.
Burton upon Trent to Edinburgh train services, operated by CrossCountry, depart from Burton-on-Trent station.
The quickest flight from East Midlands Airport to Edinburgh Airport is the direct flight which takes 1 h 10 min.
Burton upon Trent to Edinburgh train services, operated by CrossCountry, arrive at Edinburgh station.
Yes, the driving distance between Burton upon Trent to Edinburgh is 276 miles. It takes approximately 4 h 53 min to drive from Burton upon Trent to Edinburgh.
Flybe offers flights from East Midlands Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
Book your Burton upon Trent to Edinburgh train tickets online with Rome2rio.
- Distance: 227.4 miles
- Duration: 4 h 32 min
What companies run services between Burton upon Trent, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
CrossCountry operates a train from Burton upon Trent to Edinburgh every 4 hours. Tickets cost $120 - $190 and the journey takes 4 h 32 min.
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from East Midlands to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $300
Flights from East Midlands to Edinburgh via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 50 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $300
Flights from Birmingham to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $300
Flights from Birmingham to Edinburgh via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $300
Flights from East Midlands to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $320
Flights from East Midlands to Glasgow via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $320
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $280
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 3 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $280
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $310
Flights from Manchester to Edinburgh via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80 - $240
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35 - $260
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35 - $260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham to Glasgow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $850
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Burton-on-Trent to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120 - $190
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $70 - $110
- Anytime Single
- $120 - $190
- Off-Peak Single
- $130 - $200
Train from Burton-on-Trent to Long Eaton
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28 - $45
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $21 - $35
- Anytime Single
- $28 - $45
- Off-Peak Single
- $13 - $19
Train from Burton-on-Trent to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $23 - $35
- Anytime Single
- $30 - $50
- Off-Peak Single
- $17 - $26
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45 - $75
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $30 - $50
- Anytime Single
- $45 - $75
- Off-Peak Single
- $35 - $60
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- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Tutbury & Hatton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 3 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19 - $27
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $9 - $13
- Off-Peak Single
- $18 - $28
- Anytime Day Single
- $19 - $27
- Anytime Single
- $26 - $40
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- merseyrail.org
Train from Tutbury & Hatton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 3 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10 - $14
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
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- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140 - $220
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $85 - $130
- Anytime Day Single
- $140 - $220
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- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15 - $19
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $10 - $14
- Anytime Day Single
- $15 - $19
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