There are 13 ways to get from Edinburgh to Gloucester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Wolverhampton
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wolverhamptontrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Gloucestertrain Nottingham - Cardiff Central / ...
5h 44m£63–209Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 131 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Transport Hubbus 100
10h 57m£36–97Drive 333.4 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Gloucestercar 333.4 mi
5h 48m£82–118Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Gloucestertrain
4h 30m£44–118Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Gloucestertrain Dundee - Plymouth / ...
5h 55m£70–480Train #2
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cheltenham Spatrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
6h 5m£47–231Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Herefordtrain Manchester Piccadilly - Cardiff Central / ...
8h 59m£68–139Fly 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 Gloucestertrain
4h 40m£46–142Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Gloucestertrain
5h 22m£61–121Fly 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 Paddington to Gloucestertrain
5h 56m£110–404Train 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 Gloucestertrain
5h 37m£62–150Fly 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 Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Gloucestertrain
6h 27m£84–296Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Gloucestertrain
6h 46m£84–274
Edinburgh to Gloucester by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Gloucester is to bus which costs £35 - £100 and takes 10h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Gloucester is to fly and train which takes 4h 30m and costs £40 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Gloucester. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Transport Hub via Leeds City Bus & Coach Station and Birmingham Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 57m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Gloucester. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 55m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Gloucester is 347 miles. The road distance is 335.3 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Gloucester without a car is to train via Wolverhampton which takes 5h 44m and costs £60 - £210.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Edinburgh to Gloucester, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Gloucester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Gloucester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Gloucester is to train via Wolverhampton which takes 5h 44m and costs £60 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £100 and takes 10h 57m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Gloucester, England?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Gloucester via Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street in around 5h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Transport Hub via Leeds City Bus Station, Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, and Birmingham Coach Station in around 10h 57m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
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, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Gloucester
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Gloucester
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Gloucester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–480
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Gloucester
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Gloucester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
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 Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Transport Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Gloucester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Gloucester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Wolverhampton station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Gloucester is 335 miles. It takes approximately 5h 48m to drive from Edinburgh to Gloucester.
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