There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh Castle to Chesterfield by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to ChesterfieldEdinburgh - Plymouth / ...
4h 14m£30–180Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus StationUk010 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Coach StationUkn02
8h 3m£21–53Drive 235.4 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh Castle to Chesterfield235.4 mi
4h 33m£60–86Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Chesterfield
4h 51m£68–184Bus via Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station183 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2131 / ...
8h 7m£24–63Fly Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)EDI - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chesterfield
6h 52m£80–206Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Chesterfield
5h 42m£74–245Fly Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicester
- Take the train from Leicester to Chesterfield
6h 1m£68–254
Edinburgh Castle to Chesterfield by foot and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh Castle to Chesterfield is to bus which costs £21 - £55 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh Castle to Chesterfield is to train which takes 4h 14m and costs £30 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh Castle station to Chesterfield station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Coach Station via Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Chesterfield. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 2m.
The distance between Edinburgh Castle and Chesterfield is 267 miles. The road distance is 236.8 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh Castle to Chesterfield without a car is to train which takes 4h 14m and costs £30 - £180.
The train from Edinburgh Waverley to Chesterfield takes 4h 2m including transfers and departs hourly.
Edinburgh Castle to Chesterfield bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh Castle to Chesterfield train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh Castle to Chesterfield is to train which takes 4h 14m and costs £30 - £180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £21 - £55 and takes 8h 3m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh Castle, Scotland and Chesterfield, England?
Cross Country operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Chesterfield hourly. Tickets cost £30–180 and the journey takes 4h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Edinburgh Castle to Coach Station via Edinburgh, Bus Station and Leeds City Bus Station in around 8h 3m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
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
- 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
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh Castle to Chesterfield bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
Edinburgh Castle to Chesterfield train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Chesterfield station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh Castle to Chesterfield is 237 miles. It takes approximately 4h 33m to drive from Edinburgh Castle to Chesterfield.
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