There are 10 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 17m
£50 - £500
Cheapest option
Bus • 11h
£15 - £20
8 alternative options
Rideshare • 7h 45m
£25 - £50
Drive • 6h 50m
£60 - £95
Fly Edinburgh to London City • 3h 24m
£63 - £221
Fly Edinburgh to London Heathrow • 3h 15m
£47 - £201
Fly Edinburgh to London Gatwick, train • 3h 38m
£41 - £209
Fly Edinburgh to London Stansted • 3h 47m
£57 - £163
Fly Edinburgh to London Luton, train • 3h 52m
£45 - £289
Train to Glasgow, fly to London City • 4h 16m
£80 - £303
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The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to bus which costs £15 - £20 and takes 11h.
The quickest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to fly which costs £45 - £210 and takes 3h 15m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Edinburgh and arriving at London Victoria Coach Station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h.
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 17m.
The distance between Edinburgh and London is 334 miles. The road distance is 381 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to London without a car is to train which takes 4h 17m and costs £50 - £500.
The train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross takes 4h 17m 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 17m and costs £50 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £15 - £20 and takes 11h, you could also fly, which costs £60 - £230 and takes 3h 24m.
- Distance: 333.6 miles
- Duration: 4h 17m
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 17m. Avanti West Coast also services this route every 4 hours. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Edinburgh to London Victoria Coach Station 3 times a day. Tickets cost £15 - £20 and the journey takes 11h. Blablabus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80 - £400
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £230
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £230
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £180
Flights from Glasgow to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £160
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £160
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £160
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £160
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £220
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £220
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140 - £550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £300
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- 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
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 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
- +44 345 850 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 - £18
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- £12 - £18
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14 - £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £14 - £17
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11 - £16
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £5 - £8
- Off-Peak Single
- £10 - £17
- Anytime Day Single
- £11 - £16
- Anytime Single
- £15 - £22
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 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
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15 - £20
- Website
- National Express
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As the bus subsidiary of French railway SNCF, Ouibus offers eco-friendly coaches serving 35 French cities and 10 European cities at affordable fares. Ouibus journeys are safe and comfortable, with the four-star coaches offering power outlets, restrooms and WiFi. All Ouibus stations are located close to town centres for easy access to public transport. Getting on one of the 130 daily journeys is easy - electronic travel documents include your ticket and a personalised mini-guide with handy information.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0890715298
- Website
- ouibus.com
Bus from Edinburgh to London - Victoria Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £19 - £24
- Website
- Blablabus
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.
Rome2rio's guide to BlaBlaCar
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 City Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 25m.
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 381 miles. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Edinburgh to London.
KLM 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.
There are 8661+ 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.