There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Llanelli by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewetrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Llanellitrain Manchester Piccadilly - Milford Haven / ...
8h 3m£120–238Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Bristol Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Swansea Bus Station Stand Bbus 202 / ...
14h 20m£56–94Drive 368 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Llanellicar 368 mi
7h 15m£92–132Fly 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 Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Llanellitrain
6h 2m£72–196Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newport (S Wales)train Edinburgh - Cardiff Central
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Swansea Bus Station Stand Bbus 201 / ...
10h 42m£205–302Train 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 Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Llanellitrain
6h 39m£71–212Fly Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane EDI - CWL
- Take the train from Bridgend to Llanellitrain
7h 38m£70–272Fly 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 Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Llanellitrain
7h 27m£104–226Train to Newcastle, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NCL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Llanellitrain
7h 13m£91–247
Edinburgh to Llanelli by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Llanelli is to bus which costs £55 - £95 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Llanelli is to fly and train which takes 6h 2m and costs £70 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Llanelli station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Llanelli Bus Station Stand 5 via Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, Bus Station and Swansea Bus Station Stand P. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Llanelli. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Llanelli via Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Llanelli is 438 miles. The road distance is 370.2 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Llanelli without a car is to train which takes 8h 3m and costs £120 - £240.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Edinburgh to Llanelli, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Llanelli bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Llanelli train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Llanelli is to train which takes 8h 3m and costs £120 - £240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £95 and takes 14h 20m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Llanelli, Wales?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Llanelli via Crewe in around 8h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Llanelli Bus Station Stand 5 via Leeds City Bus Station, Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, Bus Station, Swansea Bus Station Stand B, and Swansea Bus Station Stand P in around 14h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–75
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Llanelli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Llanelli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Llanelli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bridgend to Llanelli
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Llanelli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Llanelli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Llanelli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Llanelli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bridgend to Llanelli
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Llanelli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Llanelli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–290
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Bristol Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station to Swansea Bus Station Stand B
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Swansea Bus Station Stand B
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Swansea Bus Station Stand B
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Llanelli bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Llanelli train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Llanelli is 370 miles. It takes approximately 7h 15m to drive from Edinburgh to Llanelli.
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