There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to London by train, bus, rideshare, 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.
Recommended option
Train • 4h 28m
£50 - £500
Cheapest option
Bus • 9h
£14 - £18
9 alternative options
Rideshare • 7h 45m
£25 - £50
Drive • 6h 50m
£55 - £85
Fly Edinburgh to London Heathrow • 3h 22m
£36 - £171
Fly Edinburgh to London City • 3h 26m
£48 - £471
Fly Edinburgh to London Luton, train • 3h 32m
£49 - £337
Fly Edinburgh to London Gatwick, train • 3h 38m
£41 - £219
Fly Edinburgh to London Stansted • 4h 1m
£41 - £253
Train to Glasgow, fly to London Heathrow • 4h 21m
£52 - £253
Train to Glasgow, fly to London Stansted • 4h 56m
£72 - £215
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to bus which costs £14 - £18 and takes 9h.
The quickest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to fly which costs £35 - £180 and takes 3h 22m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Edinburgh and arriving at London Victoria Coach Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Edinburgh and arriving at London Kings Cross. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 28m.
The distance between Edinburgh and London is 334 miles. The road distance is 373.6 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to London without a car is to train which takes 4h 28m and costs £50 - £500.
The train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross takes 4h 28m including transfers and departs hourly.
Edinburgh to London bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Edinburgh station.
Edinburgh to London train services, operated by LNER, depart from Edinburgh station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to London is to train which takes 4h 28m and costs £50 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £14 - £18 and takes 9h, you could also fly, which costs £35 - £180 and takes 3h 22m.
- Distance: 333.6 miles
- Duration: 4h 28m
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and London, England?
LNER operates a train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross hourly. Tickets cost £50 - £390 and the journey takes 4h 28m. Avanti West Coast also services this route every 4 hours. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Edinburgh to London Victoria Coach Station twice daily. Tickets cost £14 - £18 and the journey takes 9h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £200
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £200
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £170
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £170
Flights from Glasgow to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60 - £290
Flights from Glasgow to London Stansted via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45 - £210
Flights from Glasgow to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £190
Flights from Glasgow to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Glasgow to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £440
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow to London Stansted via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110 - £290
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50 - £390
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £50 - £75
- Anytime Day Single
- £170 - £240
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £270 - £390
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140 - £500
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £140 - £200
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £370 - £500
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16 - £24
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £7 - £20
- Off-Peak Single
- £12 - £18
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £16 - £24
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14 - £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £14 - £17
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £30
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £15
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £23 - £30
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh to London Victoria Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14 - £18
- Website
- National Express
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Blablacar is a popular ridesharing platform with 70 million users over 22 (mostly European) countries. The basic idea is that you carpool with locals who are already planning to drive your route and have space in their car. With some flexibility, you’ll get to your destination often faster and cheaper than other means. On the website or app, enter your departure and arrival points and your date of travel, sift through the profiles of drivers who’ve posted pre-planned drives and find one whose timing and preferences match yours. Request to join the ride, wait to be accepted, and pay your share of the set price.
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Contact Details
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Edinburgh to London
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25 - £50
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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The quickest flight from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 30m.
Edinburgh to London bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station.
Edinburgh to London train services, operated by LNER, arrive at London Kings Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to London is 374 miles. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Edinburgh to London.
Aer Lingus and British Airways offer flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
Book your Edinburgh to London train tickets online with Omio.
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There are 20067+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Edinburgh Airport is to tram which takes 29 min and costs £1 - £6.