There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Caterham by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
5h 52m£147–208Bus via Purley / Downlands Precinct
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukxn10 / ...
9h 15m£47–189Drive 390.1 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Caterhamcar 390.1 mi
7h 40m£95–137Fly 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 Bridge to Caterhamtrain
4h 40m£96–312Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant)bus Ukx010 / ...
10h 28m£56–101Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane EDI - LGW
- Take the train from Purley to Caterhamtrain
4h 21m£58–150Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from London Bridge to Caterhamtrain
4h 48m£86–298Fly 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 East Croydontrain
4h 51m£62–188Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport, line 388 bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the bus from Liverpool Street Station to London Bridge Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from London Bridge to Caterhamtrain
5h 6m£60–174Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane GLA - LGW
5h 1m£55–183Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to East Croydontrain
- Take the train from East Croydon to Caterhamtrain
5h 39m£76–212
Edinburgh to Caterham by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Caterham is to bus which costs £55 - £110 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Caterham is to fly and train which takes 4h 21m and costs £55 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Caterham. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Caterham Valley via Purley / Downlands Precinct. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Caterham. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Caterham via London Bridge. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 52m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Caterham is 414 miles. The road distance is 392.4 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Caterham without a car is to train which takes 5h 52m and costs £140 - £210.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Edinburgh to Caterham, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Caterham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Caterham train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Caterham is to train which takes 5h 52m and costs £140 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus via Purley / Downlands Precinct, which costs £45 - £190 and takes 9h 15m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Caterham, England?
London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross hourly. Tickets cost £130–190 and the journey takes 4h 8m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria every 30 minutes. Tickets cost £35–65 and the journey takes 8h 5m. National Express also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Caterham
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Southern
Train from Purley to Caterham
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Caterham
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Caterham
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Southern
Train from East Croydon to Caterham
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–8
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Bus from Liverpool Street Station to London Bridge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach London
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Caterham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh to Caterham train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Caterham is 392 miles. It takes approximately 7h 40m to drive from Edinburgh to Caterham.
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