There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Dunstable 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 King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leagravetrain Brighton - Bedford / ...
4h 56m£153–202Fly Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
3h 24m£34–132Bus via London
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus Ukxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Road to Luton Station Interchangebus 757
9h 30m£56–83Drive 344 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Dunstablecar 344 mi
6h 18m£86–123Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Central station to The Quadrantbus X1 / ...
8h 1m£135–273Bus
- Take the bus from North St David Street to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 839
10h 59m£60–98Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
4h 15m£42–137Fly 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 St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
4h 38m£104–322Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Lutontrain
4h 50m£104–300Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Asdabus
4h 52m£62–170
Edinburgh to Dunstable by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Dunstable is to fly which costs £30 - £140 and takes 3h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Dunstable is to fly which takes 3h 24m and costs £30 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Dunstable. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Asda via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Road and Luton Station Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Dunstable. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Leagrave via London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 56m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Dunstable is 425 miles. The road distance is 346 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Dunstable without a car is to train which takes 4h 56m and costs £150 - £210.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Edinburgh to Dunstable, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Dunstable bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Dunstable train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Dunstable is to train which takes 4h 56m and costs £150 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus via London, which costs £55 - £85 and takes 9h 30m, you could also fly, which costs £30 - £140 and takes 3h 24m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Dunstable, England?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leagrave via London Kings Cross and London St Pancras Intl in around 4h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Asda via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Prince Charles Drive, Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Road, and Luton Station Interchange in around 9h 30m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leagrave
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- Green Line
Bus from Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Road to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Green Line
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Central station to The Quadrant
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Asda
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from North St David Street to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0844 351 1120
- help@centrebus.com
- Website
- Centrebus
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Asda
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Centrebus
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Dunstable bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Edinburgh to Dunstable train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Dunstable is 346 miles. It takes approximately 6h 18m to drive from Edinburgh to Dunstable.
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