There are 7 ways to get from Eastham, Merseyside to Edinburgh by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Bridle Road to Hood street1 / ...
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
5h 33m£33–133Bus via Leeds
cheapest- Take the bus from Bridle Road to Hood street1 / ...
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Leeds City Bus Station
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
9h 23m£24–62Bus
- Take the bus from Bridle Road to Hood street1 / ...
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station802 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street900
7h 14m£37–61Drive 223.4 mi
- Drive from Eastham, Merseyside to Edinburgh223.4 mi
4h 10m£56–80Fly from Liverpool
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LPL - EDI
5h 22m£71–189Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)MAN - EDI
6h 34m£79–172Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chester to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
6h£68–158
Eastham, Merseyside to Edinburgh by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Eastham, Merseyside to Edinburgh is to bus via Leeds which costs £23 - £65 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Eastham, Merseyside to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 4h 10m and costs £55 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Eastham, Merseyside to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Bridle Road and arriving at Princes Street via Queen Square Bus Station, Liverpool, Liverpool One and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 14m.
The distance between Eastham, Merseyside and Edinburgh is 271 miles. The road distance is 224.7 miles.
The best way to get from Eastham, Merseyside to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 5h 33m and costs £30 - £140.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Eastham, Merseyside to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Eastham, Merseyside to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, depart from Bridle Road station.
The best way to get from Eastham, Merseyside to Edinburgh is to bus which takes 7h 14m and costs £35 - £65. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £70 - £190 and takes 5h 22m.
Eastham, Merseyside to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, arrive at Hood street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Eastham, Merseyside to Edinburgh is 225 miles. It takes approximately 4h 10m to drive from Eastham, Merseyside to Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Eastham, Merseyside, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bridle Road to Princes Street via Hood street, Queen Square Bus Station, Liverpool, Liverpool One, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 7h 14m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and Aer Lingus fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Bus from Bridle Road to Hood street
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/merseyside-and-south-lancashire
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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