There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Desborough by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via York
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Ketteringtrain
6h 59m£121–250Bus via Leicester
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Asdabus Ukn11 / ...
10h 31m£32–56Drive 297.6 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Desboroughcar 297.6 mi
5h 49m£73–105Fly Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport, train, line 17 bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the bus from Newland Centre to Station Roadbus
4h 50m£60–142Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterboroughtrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the bus from Queensgate Bus Stn to (Corby) George Street Stop Abus X4
7h 3m£73–142Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Chesterfieldtrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Leicestertrain Sheffield - London St Pancras International / ...
7h 35m£175–251Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
10h 38m£60–139Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train, line 17 bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ketteringtrain
- Take the bus from Newland Centre to Station Roadbus
5h 59m£118–328Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
5h 38m£78–169Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain
6h 7m£70–144Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport, train, line 17 bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ketteringtrain
- Take the bus from Newland Centre to Station Roadbus
6h 2m£86–190Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain
6h 55m£84–181
Edinburgh to Desborough by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Desborough is to bus via Leicester which costs £30 - £60 and takes 10h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Desborough is to fly and train and line 17 bus which takes 4h 50m and costs £60 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Desborough. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Paddock Lane via M&S, Haymarket Bus Station and Market Hall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 31m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Desborough is 372 miles. The road distance is 299.3 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Desborough without a car is to train via York which takes 6h 59m and costs £120 - £250.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Edinburgh to Desborough, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Desborough bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Desborough is to train via York which takes 6h 59m and costs £120 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus via Leicester, which costs £30 - £60 and takes 10h 31m.
Edinburgh to Desborough bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Asda station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Desborough is 299 miles. It takes approximately 5h 49m to drive from Edinburgh to Desborough.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Desborough, England?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Station Road via York, Grantham, Nottingham, Kettering, and Newland Centre in around 6h 59m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Asda 5 times a day. Tickets cost £29–55 and the journey takes 7h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Chesterfield to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Chesterfield to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
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 Asda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01604 67 60 60
- midlands.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Newland Centre to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/midlands
- Single
- £2–3
Bus from Queensgate Bus Stn to (Corby) George Street Stop A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/midlands
- Single
- £3–4
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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