There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Harwich 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 Peterboroughtrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from Peterborough to Manningtreetrain Peterborough - Colchester
7h 22m£96–227Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
6h 2m£56–132Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the bus from Finchley Road Station to Coach Stationbus A6
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus 717
12h 53m£63–97Drive 388.3 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Harwichcar 388.3 mi
7h 28m£96–138Fly Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Manningtreetrain
5h 21m£106–254Train via Ipswich
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterboroughtrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from Peterborough to Ipswichtrain Peterborough - Ipswich / ...
7h 33m£95–231Train via Sheffield
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Norwichtrain
- Take the train from Norwich to Manningtreetrain
10h 31m£190–460Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Manningtreetrain
- Take the train from Manningtree to Harwich Towntrain
5h 59m£98–266Fly 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 Liverpool Street to Manningtreetrain
5h 48m£74–174Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane EDI - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Manningtreetrain
5h 58m£68–172Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
6h 47m£64–160Fly 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 Liverpool Street to Manningtreetrain
6h 34m£92–240
Edinburgh to Harwich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Harwich is to bus which costs £60 - £100 and takes 12h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Harwich is to fly and train which takes 5h 21m and costs £100 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Harwich. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Mayflower Avenue via Finchley Road Station, Coach Station, Railway Station and Head Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Harwich. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Harwich Town via Peterborough and Manningtree. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 22m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Harwich is 418 miles. The road distance is 390.6 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Harwich without a car is to train which takes 7h 22m and costs £95 - £230.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Edinburgh to Harwich, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Harwich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Harwich train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Harwich is to train which takes 7h 22m and costs £95 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £100 and takes 12h 53m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Harwich, England?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Harwich Town via Peterborough and Manningtree in around 7h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Mayflower Avenue via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Finchley Road Station, Coach Station, Railway Station, and Head Street in around 12h 53m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £19–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–70
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–60
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–60
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £130–190
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £290–340
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from Peterborough to Manningtree
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–40
Train from Stratford (London) to Manningtree
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £19–27
Train from Peterborough to Ipswich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £25–40
Train from Norwich to Manningtree
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £19–27
Train from Manningtree to Harwich Town
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £2–4
Train from London Liverpool Street to Manningtree
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £20–28
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–340
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £110–170
- 1st Class
- £240–340
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £55–90
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22–35
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £13–19
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £19–27
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £10–14
- 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
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–18
- 1st Class
- £23–35
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £35–55
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £80–120
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.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 Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Finchley Road Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Edinburgh to Harwich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Edinburgh to Harwich train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Peterborough station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Harwich is 391 miles. It takes approximately 7h 28m to drive from Edinburgh to Harwich.
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