There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Port Talbot by train, bus, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewetrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Port Talbot Parkwaytrain Manchester Piccadilly - Milford Haven / ...
7h 19m£110–222Bus
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 Port Talbot Bus Station 9bus 202 / ...
12h 45m£55–90Drive 374.9 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port Talbotcar 374.9 mi
7h 16m£93–134Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
5h 19m£70–178Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newport (S Wales)train Edinburgh - Cardiff Central
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Port Talbot Bus Station 9bus 201 / ...
9h 5m£199–294Train 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 Parkway to Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
5h 56m£68–192Fly Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane EDI - CWL
7h 22m£70–260Fly 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 Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
6h 29m£102–216Train 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 Parkway to Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
6h 31m£89–222Fly Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Port Talbot Parkwaytrain
6h 46m£124–302
Edinburgh to Port Talbot by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Port Talbot is to bus which costs £55 - £90 and takes 12h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Port Talbot is to fly and train which takes 5h 19m and costs £70 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Port Talbot station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Port Talbot Bus Station 9 via Leeds City Bus & Coach Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Port Talbot. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Port Talbot Parkway via Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 19m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Port Talbot is 414 miles. The road distance is 377.1 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Port Talbot without a car is to train which takes 7h 19m and costs £110 - £230.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Edinburgh to Port Talbot, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Port Talbot bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Port Talbot train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Port Talbot is to train which takes 7h 19m and costs £110 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £90 and takes 12h 45m, you could also fly, which costs £65 - £260 and takes 7h 22m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Port Talbot, Wales?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Port Talbot Parkway via Crewe in around 7h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Port Talbot Bus Station 9 via Leeds City Bus Station, Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, and Bus Station in around 12h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- 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 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- 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
- £50–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Port Talbot Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Port Talbot Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Port Talbot Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Port Talbot Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Port Talbot Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Port Talbot Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–290
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- 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
- £7–14
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
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
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station to Port Talbot Bus Station 9
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Port Talbot Bus Station 9
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Port Talbot Bus Station 9
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Port Talbot bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Port Talbot train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Port Talbot is 377 miles. It takes approximately 7h 16m to drive from Edinburgh to Port Talbot.
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