There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Bassingbourn by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via York
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Yorktrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from York to Stevenagetrain Newcastle - London Kings Cross / ...
5h 14m£146–244Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Asdabus
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Parksidebus 777
- Take the bus from Drummer St Bus Station to The Limesbus 17
13h 29m£53–79Drive 331.4 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Bassingbourncar 331.4 mi
6h 10m£83–120Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from Cambridge South to Roystontrain
4h 9m£64–172Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterboroughtrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from Peterborough to Biggleswadetrain Peterborough - Horsham / ...
5h 55m£127–179Train via Sheffield
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Biggleswadetrain
9h 9m£178–265Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
4h 59m£65–196Fly Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport, train
- 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 London St Pancras Intl to Biggleswadetrain
5h 55m£80–188Fly Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Biggleswadetrain
6h 9m£122–332Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Biggleswadetrain
- Take the bus from Interchange to Chestnut Lanebus
6h 18m£116–300
Edinburgh to Bassingbourn by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Bassingbourn is to bus which costs £50 - £80 and takes 13h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Bassingbourn is to fly and train which takes 4h 9m and costs £60 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Bassingbourn. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at The Limes via M&S, St Margaret's Bus Station and Drummer St Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Bassingbourn. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Royston via York and Stevenage. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 14m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Bassingbourn is 386 miles. The road distance is 333.3 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Bassingbourn without a car is to train via York which takes 5h 14m and costs £140 - £250.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Edinburgh to Bassingbourn, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Bassingbourn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Bassingbourn train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Bassingbourn is to train via York which takes 5h 14m and costs £140 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £80 and takes 13h 29m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Bassingbourn, England?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Bassingbourn via York, Stevenage, and Royston in around 5h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to The Limes via Asda, M&S, St Margaret's Bus Station, Parkside, and Drummer St Bus Station in around 13h 29m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–360
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge South to Royston
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Peterborough to Biggleswade
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Peterborough to Biggleswade
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Biggleswade
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Biggleswade
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Biggleswade
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- customerservices@greatnorthernrail.com
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge South to Royston
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Peterborough to Biggleswade
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Peterborough to Biggleswade
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Asda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0800 001 6255
- Website
- A2B Bus & Coach (Royston)
Bus from Drummer St Bus Station to The Limes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- A2B Bus & Coach (Royston)
- Day Adult Ticket
- £6
Bus from Interchange to Chestnut Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- A2B Bus & Coach (Royston)
- Day Adult Ticket
- £6
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Bassingbourn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Asda station.
Edinburgh to Bassingbourn train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at York station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Bassingbourn is 333 miles. It takes approximately 6h 10m to drive from Edinburgh to Bassingbourn.
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