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.
Bus
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Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
Drive
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Drive from Edinburgh to London King's Cross
Fly Edinburgh to London City
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London City (LCY)
Fly Edinburgh to London Heathrow
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Heathrow (LHR)
Fly Edinburgh to London Gatwick, train
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Gatwick (LGW)
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Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
Fly Edinburgh to London Stansted
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Stansted (STN)
Fly Edinburgh to London Luton, train
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Luton (LTN)
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Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras International LL
Train to Glasgow, fly to London City
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Take the train from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street
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Fly from Glasgow (GLA) to London City (LCY)
Fly Edinburgh to Southampton, train
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to Southampton (SOU)
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Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
Edinburgh to London by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to rideshare which costs £25 - £50 and takes 7h 45m.
The quickest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to fly which costs £45 - £230 and takes 3h 18m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bus Station station and arriving at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals station. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 15m.
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 18m.
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 18m and costs £50 - £500.
The train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross takes 4h 18m including transfers and departs hourly.
Edinburgh to London bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Bus 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 18m and costs £50 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £70 and takes 9h 15m, you could also fly, which costs £65 - £260 and takes 3h 23m.
- Distance: 333.6 miles
- Duration: 4h 18m
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 18m. Avanti West Coast also services this route every 4 hours. Alternatively, Megabus UK operates a bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals every 4 hours. Tickets cost £16 - £55 and the journey takes 9h 15m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £300
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £300
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £230
Flights from Glasgow to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £270
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90 - £420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27 - £170
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27 - £170
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27 - £170
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £27 - £170
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25 - £110
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25 - £110
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29 - £130
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £29 - £130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21 - £250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90 - £430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27 - £250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £300
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £600
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- 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
- 6h 2m
- 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
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £12
- 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
- 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
- £14 - £70
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Standard
- £14 - £20
- 1st Class
- £45 - £70
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7 - £12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £7 - £12
Train from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12 - £17
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £65
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
- Anytime Day
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £55 - £65
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16 - £55
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
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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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45 - £70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Book at
- https://shop.global.flixbus.com/
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- 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 City Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 25m.
Edinburgh to London bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
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 City Airport.
Book your Edinburgh to London train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Edinburgh to London bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1850+ 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 32 min and costs £1 - £6.