There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Caernarfon by train, car, plane, or ferry
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Train via Chester
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Chester to Bangor (Gwynedd)train Cardiff Central - Holyhead / ...
5h 59m£42–121Drive 294.2 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Caernarfoncar 294.2 mi
5h 16m£72–104Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
- Take the train from Chester to Bangor (Gwynedd)train
8h 21m£78–234Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Llandudno Junctiontrain Manchester Airport - Llandudno / ...
7h 49m£54–160Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Bangor (Gwynedd)train
7h 43m£66–204Fly to Dublin Airport, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane EDI - DUB
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry
10h 33m£110–248
Edinburgh to Caernarfon by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Caernarfon is to train via Chester which costs £40 - £130 and takes 5h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Caernarfon is to drive which takes 5h 16m and costs £70 - £110.
The distance between Edinburgh and Caernarfon is 306 miles. The road distance is 295.9 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Caernarfon without a car is to train via Chester which takes 5h 59m and costs £40 - £130.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Edinburgh to Caernarfon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Caernarfon is 296 miles. It takes approximately 5h 16m to drive from Edinburgh to Caernarfon.
There are 1662+ hotels available in Caernarfon.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Caernarfon, Wales?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Caernarfon Bus Station Stand A via Warrington Bank Quay, Chester, Bangor (Gwynedd), and Bangor Railway Station H in around 5h 59m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
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 Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Bangor (Gwynedd)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Bangor (Gwynedd)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Bangor (Gwynedd)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–27
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Llandudno Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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