There are 11 ways to get from Dundee to Ely by train, bus, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Elytrain
6h 48m£126–211Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Overgate to Broad Marsh Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 230 / ...
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Parksidebus 777
14h 11m£59–90Drive 382.3 mi
- Drive from Dundee to Elycar 382.3 mi
7h 5m£95–137Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Malmaison to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Elytrain
4h 46mTrain via Sheffield
- Take the train from Dundee to Sheffieldtrain Aberdeen - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Sheffield to Elytrain Liverpool Lime Street - Norwich / ...
9h£198–290Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Elytrain
5h 34m£71–196Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Malmaison to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
6h 11mBus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Malmaison to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
5h 54mBus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Malmaison to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
5h 49mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
6h 27m£112–262Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Malmaison to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Elytrain
6h 58m
Dundee to Ely by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dundee to Ely is to bus which costs £55 - £90 and takes 14h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Dundee to Ely is to train and fly which takes 5h 34m and costs £70 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Dundee to Ely. However, there are services departing from Overgate and arriving at Market Street via Broad Marsh Bus Station, St Margaret's Bus Station and Drummer St Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 11m.
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 48m.
The distance between Dundee and Ely is 405 miles. The road distance is 384.6 miles.
The best way to get from Dundee to Ely without a car is to train which takes 6h 48m and costs £120 - £220.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Dundee to Ely, including transfers.
Dundee to Ely bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Overgate station.
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 48m and costs £120 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £90 and takes 14h 11m.
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 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Overgate to Market Street via Broad Marsh Bus Station, St Margaret's Bus Station, Parkside, and Drummer St Bus Station in around 14h 11m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £17–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £17–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–350
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Dundee to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–210
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- customerservices@greatnorthernrail.com
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- Thameslink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Overgate to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01382 201121
- travelcare@nationalexpress.com
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
Bus from Malmaison to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
Bus from Malmaison to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
Bus from Malmaison to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
Bus from Malmaison to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
Bus from Malmaison to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
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Booking & Getting There
Dundee to Ely bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Broad Marsh Bus Station.
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 5m to drive from Dundee to Ely.
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