There are 12 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£70–205Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Asdabus Ukn11 / ...
9h 40m£33–56Drive 299 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Rugbycar 299 mi
5h 32m£73–106Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
3h 32m£42–114Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Rugbytrain Edinburgh - London Euston
4h 51m£110–190Train #2
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Tamworth High Leveltrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Tamworth to Rugbytrain Crewe - London Euston / ...
5h 50m£179–266Train 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 12m£57–150Fly Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Central stationbus
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Rugbytrain
4h 53m£46–140Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from Watford Junction to Rugbytrain
5h 2m£92–280Fly 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 55m£80–222Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Central stationbus
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Rugbytrain
5h 33m£65–162Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Rugbytrain
5h 55m£100–210
Edinburgh to Rugby by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Rugby is to bus which costs £30 - £60 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Rugby is to fly which takes 3h 32m 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 40m.
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 51m.
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 £70 - £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 £70 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £60 and takes 9h 40m, you could also fly, which costs £40 - £120 and takes 3h 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 £29–50 and the journey takes 7h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–95
- 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
- £55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- 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
- £90–230
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Tamworth to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Watford Junction to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Crewe to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Tamworth to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–29
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Watford Junction to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–60
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–75
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Rugby
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Tamworth High Level
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £170–250
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Asda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01733207860
- cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/east
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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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