There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Leigh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, line 609 bus
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wigan North Westerntrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the bus from Wigan Wallgate Rail Station to Leigh Town Hallbus 609
3h 21mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Boltontrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport
3h 33m£40–110Drive 201.1 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Leighcar 201.1 mi
3h 44m£50–72Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Newton-le-Willowstrain
6h 11m£64–180Fly to Liverpool
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
6h 29m£66–224
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Leigh is to train which costs £40 - £110 and takes 3h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Leigh is to train which takes 3h 33m and costs £40 - £110.
The distance between Edinburgh and Leigh is 214 miles. The road distance is 202.3 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Leigh without a car is to train and line 609 bus which takes 3h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from Edinburgh to Leigh, including transfers.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Leigh is to train which takes 3h 33m and costs £40 - £110. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £65 - £230 and takes 6h 29m.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Leigh is 202 miles. It takes approximately 3h 44m to drive from Edinburgh to Leigh.
There are 3454+ hotels available in Leigh.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Leigh, Wigan, England?
TransPennine Express operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Bolton every 4 hours. Tickets cost £40–110 and the journey takes 2h 53m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and Aer Lingus fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 161 244 1000
- hello@beenetwork.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Wigan Wallgate Rail Station to Leigh Town Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- https://tfgm.com/
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