There are 13 ways to get from Edinburgh to London by train, bus, night train, 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 LNER • 4 h 13 min
$55 - $340
Cheapest option
Rideshare • 7 h 45 min
$30 - $60
11 alternative options
Train CrossCountry • 6 h 27 min
$136 - $266
Bus • 9 h 20 min
$30 - $40
Night train • 6 h 9 min
$50 - $75
Drive • 6 h 54 min
$85 - $130
Fly Edinburgh to London City • 3 h 22 min
$67 - $221
Fly Edinburgh to London Heathrow • 3 h 16 min
$75 - $246
Fly Edinburgh to London Gatwick • 3 h 37 min
$59 - $171
Fly Edinburgh to London Stansted • 3 h 46 min
$48 - $141
Fly Edinburgh to London Luton, train • 3 h 40 min
$50 - $159
Train to Glasgow, fly to London City • 3 h 54 min
$96 - $322
Train to Newcastle, fly to London Heathrow • 4 h 30 min
$118 - $415
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to bus which costs £25 - £35 and takes 9 h 20 min.
The quickest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to fly which costs £55 - £200 and takes 3 h 16 min.
The distance between Edinburgh and London is 334 miles. The road distance is 401.6 miles.
The train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross takes 4 h 13 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Edinburgh and arriving at London Victoria. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9 h 20 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Edinburgh and arriving at London Kings Cross. Services depart hourly. The journey takes approximately 4 h 13 min.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to London is to train which takes 4 h 13 min and costs £45 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £25 - £35 and takes 9 h 20 min, You could also fly, which costs £50 - £180 and takes 3 h 22 min..
- Distance: 333.6 miles
- Duration: 4 h 13 min
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and London, England?
LNER operates a train from Edinburgh to London every 2 hours. Tickets cost $55 - $90 and the journey takes 4 h 13 min. Virgin West Coast Trains also services this route every 4 hours. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Edinburgh to London 3 times a day. Tickets cost $30 - $40 and the journey takes 9 h 20 min.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85 - $390
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 29 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $340
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 36 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $250
Flights from Glasgow to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $550
Flights from Newcastle to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 17 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 33 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $210
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 42 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $210
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 45 min
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $210
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 24 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 2 min
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 19 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $180
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $330
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $330
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 29 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28 - $180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28 - $180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $750
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55 - $90
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- 2nd Class
- $55 - $90
- 1st Class
- $110 - $170
Train from Edinburgh to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $40
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- 2nd Class
- $24 - $40
- 1st Class
- $45 - $70
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- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $220 - $340
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $130 - $200
- Anytime Day Single
- $220 - $340
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100 - $160
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $60 - $95
- Anytime Single
- $100 - $160
- Off-Peak Single
- $110 - $170
Train from Edinburgh to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60 - $95
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $35 - $60
- Anytime Single
- $60 - $95
- Off-Peak Single
- $50 - $80
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- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70 - $110
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $35 - $55
- Off-Peak Single
- $70 - $110
- Anytime Day Single
- $70 - $110
- Anytime Single
- $100 - $150
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14 - $20
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $6 - $10
- Off-Peak Single
- $13 - $20
- Anytime Day Single
- $14 - $20
- Anytime Single
- $18 - $27
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- merseyrail.org
Train from Sheffield to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 9 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8 - $11
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
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- Website
- sleeper.scot
Night train from Edinburgh to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 9 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50 - $75
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Berth Twin
- $110 - $150
- Sleeper Berth Solo
- $194
- Sleeper Seat
- $50 - $75
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14 - $19
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14 - $18
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $9 - $14
- Anytime Day Single
- $14 - $18
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $40
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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Rome2rio's guide to BlaBlaCar
Contact Details
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Edinburgh to London
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $60
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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