There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Russell Square by train, bus, rideshare, plane, car, or subway
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 King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
4h 8m£75–230Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Edinburgh to London371.2 mi
7h 45m£25–50Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukxn10 / ...
9h£37–62Fly Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
3h 32m£88–238Train via Sheffield
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intltrain Sheffield - London St Pancras International
6h 21m£221–315Drive 369.4 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Russell Squarecar 369.4 mi
7h£92–133Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
3h 36m£80–254Fly 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
3h 30m£52–132Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport, subway
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the subway from Tottenham Hale to Euston stationsubway
3h 48m£50–132Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane EDI - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
3h 56m£50–138Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
4h 21m£102–269Fly 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 London Eustontrain
4h 12m£54–174
Edinburgh to Russell Square by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Russell Square is to rideshare which costs £25 - £50 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Russell Square is to fly and train which takes 3h 30m and costs £50 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Russell Square station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Tottenham Court Road Station via Westminster Cathedral. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at King's Cross. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 8m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Russell Square is 392 miles. The road distance is 371.6 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Russell Square without a car is to train which takes 4h 8m and costs £75 - £230.
The train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Kings Cross takes 4h 8m including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Edinburgh to Russell Square bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Russell Square train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Russell Square is to train which takes 4h 8m and costs £75 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £65 and takes 9h, you could also fly, which costs £85 - £240 and takes 3h 32m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Russell Square, England?
London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross hourly. Tickets cost £110–170 and the journey takes 4h 8m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria hourly. Tickets cost £35–60 and the journey takes 8h 20m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Tottenham Hale to Euston station
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–15
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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 London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Edinburgh to London
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
Want to know more about travelling around United Kingdom
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
Which London airport should I choose?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Russell Square bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh to Russell Square train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Russell Square is 372 miles. It takes approximately 7h to drive from Edinburgh to Russell Square.
Book your Edinburgh to Russell Square train tickets online with Omio.
There are 13940+ hotels available in Russell Square.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Edinburgh and Russell Square. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.















































