There are 11 ways to get from Colindale to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, subway, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
4h 52m£57–154Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
9h 15m£23–52Bus via Swiss Cottage Station
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
8h 34m£25–55Drive 363.3 mi
- Drive from Colindale to Edinburghcar 363.3 mi
6h 38m£88–126Subway to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the subway from Colindale Station to Bank stationsubway
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
3h 46m£85–228Line 303 bus, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Colindale Library to Mill Hill Broadwaybus
- Take the train from Mill Hill Broadway to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
3h 46m£53–134Subway to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the subway from Colindale Station to Tottenham Court Road stationsubway
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
4h 9m£88–244Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
4h 8m£55–130Subway to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the subway from Colindale Station to Moorgate stationsubway
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
4h 18m£51–131Fly London City Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 38m£92–236Fly London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 1m£95–272
Colindale to Edinburgh by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colindale to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £23 - £55 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Colindale to Edinburgh is to subway and fly which takes 3h 46m and costs £80 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Colindale to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Southfields and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Swiss Cottage Station and Finchley Road / O2 Centre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Colindale station to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Colindale Station and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 52m.
The distance between Colindale and Edinburgh is 400 miles. The road distance is 365.5 miles.
The best way to get from Colindale to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 4h 52m and costs £55 - £160.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Colindale to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Colindale to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Colindale to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from King's Cross station.
The best way to get from Colindale to Edinburgh is to train which takes 4h 52m and costs £55 - £160. Alternatively, you can bus via Swiss Cottage Station, which costs £25 - £55 and takes 8h 34m.
What companies run services between Colindale, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley hourly. Tickets cost £55–150 and the journey takes 4h 6m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station every 30 minutes. Tickets cost £21–50 and the journey takes 7h 50m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–400
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Colindale Station to Bank station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 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
Subway from Colindale Station to Tottenham Court Road station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–4
- Peak
- £2–4
Subway from Colindale Station to Moorgate station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Mill Hill Broadway to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–16
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–16
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- customer.care@transportukbus.com
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Colindale Library to Mill Hill Broadway
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/london
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More Questions & Answers
Colindale to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Colindale to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colindale to Edinburgh is 365 miles. It takes approximately 6h 38m to drive from Colindale to Edinburgh.
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