There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Donington by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to Bostontrain
6h 57m£50–141Fly to London Stansted Airport, train, line 37 bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the bus from Queensgate Bus Stn to Bus Stationbus
8h 6m£40–124Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Rail Station Car Parkbus 451
- Take the bus from Central Bus Station to St Mary's Churchbus 44
11h 19mDrive 277.2 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Doningtoncar 277.2 mi
5h 18m£67–97Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Lincoln Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Central Bus Station to Bus Stationbus B5 / ...
10h 19mFly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Bostontrain
8h 41m£48–186Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to Bostontrain
8h 33m£96–344Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to Bostontrain
8h 13m£110–342
Edinburgh to Donington by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Donington is to fly and train and line 37 bus which costs £35 - £130 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Donington is to drive which takes 5h 18m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Donington. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Market Place via Broad Marsh Bus Station, Central Bus Station and St Mary's Church. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 19m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Donington is 335 miles. The road distance is 278.8 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Donington without a car is to train which takes 6h 57m and costs £50 - £150.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Edinburgh to Donington, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Donington bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Donington is to train which takes 6h 57m and costs £50 - £150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 11h 19m.
Edinburgh to Donington bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Broad Marsh Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Donington is 279 miles. It takes approximately 5h 18m to drive from Edinburgh to Donington.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Donington, England?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Market Place via York, Grantham, Boston, and Bus Station in around 6h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Market Place via Broad Marsh Bus Station, Rail Station Car Park, Central Bus Station, and St Mary's Church in around 11h 19m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- 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
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Grantham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Lincoln Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–55
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.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 Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Rail Station Car Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01529 303333
- office@sleafordian.co.uk
- Website
- sleafordian.co.uk
Bus from Central Bus Station to St Mary's Church
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.sleafordian.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01733207860
- cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Queensgate Bus Stn to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/east
- Phone
- 01205 364087
- Website
- brylaine.co.uk
Bus from Central Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.brylaine.co.uk/
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