There are 11 ways to get from Dundee to Ely by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Ely
6h 40m£79–189Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)GLA - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Ely
5h 35m£50–185Bus
- Take the bus from Overgate to AsdaUkn11
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Parkside777
13h 22m£64–152Drive 382.3 mi
- Drive from Dundee to Ely382.3 mi
7h 2m£94–135Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Gateway
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)EDI - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Ely
4h 57m£54–164Bus, train
- Take the bus from Seagate Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus StationM92
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Ely
9h 40m£67–296Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Gateway
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)EDI - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Ely
5h 52m£121–356Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Gateway
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from King's Cross to Ely
5h 46m£79–261Fly Dundee Riverside Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)DND - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Ely
5h 33m£106–336Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from King's Cross to Ely
6h 24m£68–252Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Gateway
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Ely
6h 59m£71–219
Dundee to Ely by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dundee to Ely is to train and fly which costs £50 - £170 and takes 4h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Dundee to Ely is to train and fly which takes 4h 57m and costs £50 - £170.
No, there is no direct train from Dundee to Ely. However, there are services departing from Dundee and arriving at Ely via Edinburgh Waverley and Peterborough. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 40m.
The distance between Dundee and Ely is 405 miles. The road distance is 384.5 miles.
The best way to get from Dundee to Ely without a car is to train which takes 6h 40m and costs £75 - £190.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Dundee to Ely, including transfers.
Dundee to Ely train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Dundee station.
The best way to get from Dundee to Ely is to train which takes 6h 40m and costs £75 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £160 and takes 13h 22m.
Dundee to Ely train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dundee to Ely is 385 miles. It takes approximately 7h 2m to drive from Dundee to Ely.
What companies run services between Dundee, Scotland and Ely, England?
You can take a train from Dundee to Ely via Edinburgh Waverley and Peterborough in around 6h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Overgate to Ely via Asda, St Margaret's Bus Station, Parkside, The Busway New Square, The Busway Cambridge North, and Cambridge North in around 13h 22m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–330
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 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
- £230–270
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £290–340
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–22
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–60
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Overgate to Asda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Seagate Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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