There are 10 ways to get from Dartford to Edinburgh by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Dartford to Woolwich Arsenaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
3h 14m£85–233Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
10h 51m£47–68Train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
5h 27m£159–239Drive 386.2 mi
- Drive from Dartford to Edinburghcar 386.2 mi
6h 57m£95–137Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Abbey Wood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
4h 21m£82–256Train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Dartford to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
4h 37m£60–157Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Dartford to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
4h 18m£54–153Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Dartford to Abbey Wood (London)train
- Take the train from Abbey Wood to Liverpool Street Stationtrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
4h 25m£50–136Fly 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 4m£93–258Train via Sheffield
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain London St Pancras International - Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
8h 12m£169–444
Dartford to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dartford to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £45 - £70 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Dartford to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 3h 14m and costs £85 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Dartford to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Constance Grove and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Woolwich Station, Parliament Square / Westminster Abbey and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Dartford to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Dartford and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 27m.
The distance between Dartford and Edinburgh is 356 miles. The road distance is 388.4 miles.
The best way to get from Dartford to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 5h 27m and costs £150 - £240.
It takes approximately 3h 14m to get from Dartford to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Dartford to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
Dartford to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from King's Cross station.
The best way to get from Dartford to Edinburgh is to train which takes 5h 27m and costs £150 - £240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £70 and takes 10h 51m.
What companies run services between Dartford, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley hourly. Tickets cost £150–220 and the journey takes 4h 6m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station every 30 minutes. Tickets cost £30–60 and the journey takes 8h 16m. National Express also services this route every 4 hours.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–95
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–100
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
- 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
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Dartford to Woolwich Arsenal
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–10
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £4–6
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £7–10
Train from Dartford to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £23–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £30–50
Train from Dartford to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £7–11
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £12–17
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £13–19
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £19–27
Train from Dartford to Abbey Wood (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–8
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £2–4
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £5–8
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Dartford to Woolwich Arsenal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £4–6
Train from Dartford to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £8–12
Train from Dartford to Abbey Wood (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £3–5
- 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
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £150–220
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Abbey Wood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £9–15
- Peak
- £12–19
Train from Abbey Wood to Liverpool Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £3–6
- Peak
- £4–7
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £10–14
- 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
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–18
- 1st Class
- £23–35
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–85
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–340
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £110–170
- 1st Class
- £240–340
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Dartford to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Dartford to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dartford to Edinburgh is 388 miles. It takes approximately 6h 57m to drive from Dartford to Edinburgh.
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