There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3 by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
3h 2m£70–230Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus Ukxn10
9h 50m£35–180Train via King's Cross St. Pancras station
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
5h 15m£127–213Drive 380.2 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3car 380.2 mi
6h 49m£95–137Fly Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the train from Custom House to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train
4h 11m£102–274Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
3h 55m£84–301Fly 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 Farringdontrain
4h 40m£60–162Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from Liverpool Street Station to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train
4h 42m£60–152Fly Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
4h 32m£40–116Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Watford Junctiontrain Edinburgh - London Euston
6h 32m£130–230
Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3 by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3 is to fly and bus which costs £35 - £120 and takes 4h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3 is to fly which takes 3h 2m and costs £65 - £230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station station and arriving at Heathrow Central Bus Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3 station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 station via King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 15m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Heathrow Terminal 3 is 341 miles. The road distance is 382.5 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3 without a car is to train via King's Cross St. Pancras station which takes 5h 15m and costs £120 - £220.
It takes approximately 3h 2m to get from Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3 bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3 train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3 is to fly which takes 3h 2m and costs £65 - £230. Alternatively, you can train via King's Cross St. Pancras station, which costs £120 - £220 and takes 5h 15m, you could also bus, which costs £35 - £180 and takes 9h 50m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Heathrow Terminal 3, England?
British Airways flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 3 hours. Alternatively, London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross hourly. Tickets cost £110–170 and the journey takes 4h 8m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–410
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- 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 Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- 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 City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–310
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–410
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Custom House to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Liverpool Street Station to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- 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/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Watford Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130–230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3 bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3 train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3 is 382 miles. It takes approximately 6h 49m to drive from Edinburgh to Heathrow Terminal 3.
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