There are 11 ways to get from Cobham to Royal Observatory by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
6h 15m£80–177Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus StationUkn10
12h 25m£37–89Drive 391.1 mi
- Drive from Cobham to Royal Observatory391.1 mi
6h 51m£98–142Line 715 bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, line 9 bus
- Take the bus from Waitrose to Cromwell Road Bus Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
- Take the bus from Hanover Street to Royal Observatory
4h 48m£77–239Bus via Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, Bus StationUkn10
12h 49m£37–84Line 715 bus, train, subway to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, line 9 bus
- Take the bus from Waitrose to Cromwell Road Bus Station
- Take the train from Kingston to London Waterloo
- Take the subway from Waterloo station to Canning Town station
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LCY - EDI
- Take the bus from Hanover Street to Royal Observatory
4h 59m£103–313Line 715 bus, train, subway to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, line 9 bus
- Take the bus from Waitrose to Cromwell Road Bus Station
- Take the train from Kingston to Vauxhall
- Take the subway from Vauxhall station to Tottenham Hale station
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)STN - EDI
- Take the bus from Hanover Street to Royal Observatory
5h 34m£55–178Line 715 bus, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, line 9 bus
- Take the bus from Waitrose to Friary Bus Station
- Take the train from Guildford to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LGW - EDI
- Take the bus from Hanover Street to Royal Observatory
5h 25m£56–177Line 715 bus, train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, line 9 bus
- Take the bus from Waitrose to Cromwell Road Bus Station
- Take the train from Kingston to Richmond (London)
- Take the train from Richmond NLL to West Hampstead
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
- Take the bus from Hanover Street to Royal Observatory
5h 36m£71–201Line 715 bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, line 9 bus
- Take the bus from Waitrose to Cromwell Road Bus Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LHR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the bus from Chapel Street to Royal Observatory
5h 41m£89–324Line 715 bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the bus from Waitrose to Cromwell Road Bus Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)LHR - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
6h 15m£65–333
Cobham to Royal Observatory by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cobham to Royal Observatory is to bus via Heathrow Central Bus Station which costs £35 - £85 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cobham to Royal Observatory is to line 715 bus and fly and line 9 bus which takes 4h 48m and costs £75 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Cobham to Royal Observatory. However, there are services departing from Waitrose and arriving at Royal Observatory via Kingston Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station and Hanover Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
The distance between Cobham and Royal Observatory is 420 miles. The road distance is 393.4 miles.
The best way to get from Cobham to Royal Observatory without a car is to train which takes 6h 15m and costs £80 - £180.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Cobham to Royal Observatory, including transfers.
Cobham to Royal Observatory bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heathrow Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Cobham to Royal Observatory is to train which takes 6h 15m and costs £80 - £180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £90 and takes 12h 25m.
Cobham to Royal Observatory bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cobham to Royal Observatory is 393 miles. It takes approximately 6h 51m to drive from Cobham to Royal Observatory.
What companies run services between Cobham, Surrey, England and Royal Observatory, Scotland?
London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley every 30 minutes. Tickets cost £70–160 and the journey takes 4h 5m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station hourly. Tickets cost £30–75 and the journey takes 9h 55m. National Express also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–260
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Kingston to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Kingston to Vauxhall
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Kingston to Richmond (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Waterloo station to Canning Town station
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–3
- Peak
- £2–4
Subway from Vauxhall station to Tottenham Hale station
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–4
- Peak
- £3–5
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Guildford to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–21
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Richmond NLL to West Hampstead
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–8
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-overground/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01932 787752
- sales@falconch.com
- Website
- falconbuses.co.uk
Bus from Waitrose to Cromwell Road Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.falconbuses.co.uk/
Bus from Waitrose to Friary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.falconbuses.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 131 555 6363
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Hanover Street to Royal Observatory
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
Bus from Chapel Street to Royal Observatory
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
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