There are 11 ways to get from Dunstable to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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 Leagrave to London St Pancras Intltrain Bedford - Brighton / ...
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
5h 13m£137–213Fly Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
3h 17m£38–123Bus
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Finchley Road Stationbus A31 / ...
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
9h 17m£46–75Drive 344 mi
- Drive from Dunstable to Edinburghcar 344 mi
6h 18m£86–124Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham New Streettrain London Euston - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
8h 8m£143–308Bus, train
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 230 / ...
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway Stationbus Sky
- Take the train from Derby to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 5m£168–263Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
4h 32m£79–270Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
4h 25m£112–323Fly Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 3m£49–148Bus, train, subway to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Church Street to Luton Station Interchangebus
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the subway from King's Cross St. Pancras station to Tottenham Hale stationsubway
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
4h 48m£68–197Bus, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Regent Street to The Pointbus
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
4h 45m£59–164
Dunstable to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dunstable to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £45 - £75 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Dunstable to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 17m and costs £35 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Dunstable to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Church Street and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Airport Bus Station and Finchley Road / O2 Centre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Dunstable to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Leagrave and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 13m.
The distance between Dunstable and Edinburgh is 425 miles. The road distance is 346 miles.
The best way to get from Dunstable to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 5h 13m and costs £130 - £220.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Dunstable to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Dunstable to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Airport Bus Station.
Dunstable to Edinburgh train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Leagrave station.
The best way to get from Dunstable to Edinburgh is to train which takes 5h 13m and costs £130 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £75 and takes 9h 17m, you could also fly, which costs £35 - £130 and takes 3h 17m.
What companies run services between Dunstable, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Leagrave to Edinburgh Waverley via London St Pancras International and King's Cross in around 5h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Church Street to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Airport Bus Station and Finchley Road / O2 Centre in around 9h 17m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £28–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Leagrave to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £170–250
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from King's Cross St. Pancras station to Tottenham Hale station
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–17
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/airport-services/greenline
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01509 815637
- talk@kinchbus.co.uk
- Website
- kinchbus.co.uk
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.kinchbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Church Street to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
Bus from Regent Street to The Point
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
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Dunstable to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Finchley Road Station.
Dunstable to Edinburgh train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dunstable to Edinburgh is 346 miles. It takes approximately 6h 18m to drive from Dunstable to Edinburgh.
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