There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Blackburn by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Prestontrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
3h 6m£21–88Drive 186.7 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Blackburncar 186.7 mi
3h 29m£46–67Fly to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
6h 4m£64–184Train via Leeds
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leedstrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Leeds to Blackburntrain York - Blackpool North / ...
4h 58m£48–98Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Prestontrain
6h 52m£78–246
Edinburgh to Blackburn by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Blackburn is to drive which costs £45 - £70 and takes 3h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Blackburn is to train which takes 3h 6m and costs £21 - £90.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Blackburn. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Blackburn via Preston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 6m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Blackburn is 203 miles. The road distance is 187.8 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Blackburn without a car is to train which takes 3h 6m and costs £21 - £90.
It takes approximately 3h 6m to get from Edinburgh to Blackburn, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Blackburn train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Blackburn is to train which takes 3h 6m and costs £21 - £90. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £60 - £190 and takes 6h 4m.
Edinburgh to Blackburn train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Blackburn is 188 miles. It takes approximately 3h 29m to drive from Edinburgh to Blackburn.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Blackburn, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston every 4 hours. Tickets cost £19–55 and the journey takes 2h 22m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, Ryanair, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Blackburn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
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