There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Rugby by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Crewe
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewetrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Rugbytrain Crewe - London Euston / ...
4h 50m£99–208Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Asdabus Ukn11 / ...
9h 32m£39–64Drive 298.9 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Rugbycar 298.9 mi
5h 32m£73–105Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Rugbytrain
3h 28m£44–118Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Rugbytrain Edinburgh - London Euston
4h 57m£100–200Train #2
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Tamworth High Leveltrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Tamworth to Rugbytrain Crewe - London Euston / ...
5h 49m£187–271Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
4h 8m£44–146Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Rugbytrain
4h 45m£106–348Fly 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 London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Rugbytrain
4h 47m£82–234Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Rugbytrain
4h 54m£80–236
Edinburgh to Rugby by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Rugby is to bus which costs £35 - £65 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Rugby is to fly and train which takes 3h 28m and costs £40 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Rugby. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Bennett Street via M&S and Transport Museum. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 32m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Rugby. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 57m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Rugby is 318 miles. The road distance is 300.7 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Rugby without a car is to train via Crewe which takes 4h 50m and costs £95 - £210.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Edinburgh to Rugby, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Rugby bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Rugby train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Rugby is to train via Crewe which takes 4h 50m and costs £95 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £65 and takes 9h 32m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Rugby, England?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Rugby via Crewe in around 4h 50m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Asda hourly. Tickets cost £35–60 and the journey takes 7h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- 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
- £85–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Tamworth to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Tamworth to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–23
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Tamworth High Level
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £170–250
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
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 Asda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Rugby bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Asda station.
Edinburgh to Rugby train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Rugby is 301 miles. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Edinburgh to Rugby.
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