There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Salcombe by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Totnestrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
10h 12m£290–410Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- 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 Temple Meads to Totnestrain
8h 14m£89–231Drive 480.8 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Salcombecar 480.8 mi
8h 13m£118–170Fly Edinburgh Airport to Exeter, train, line 164 bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Exeter (EXT)plane EDI - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Totnestrain
- Take the bus from Station Road to McIlwraith Roadbus
7h 7mTrain via Crewe
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Totnestrain
12h 25m£193–369Fly 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 Totnestrain
7h 28m£92–202Fly 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 Totnestrain
9h 2m£140–252Fly Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train, line 164 bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane EDI - NQY
- Take the train from Newquay to Partrain
- Take the train from Par to Totnestrain
- Take the bus from Station Road to McIlwraith Roadbus
9h 50m
Edinburgh to Salcombe by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Salcombe is to fly and train which costs £90 - £210 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Salcombe is to fly and train which takes 7h 28m and costs £90 - £210.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Salcombe. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Totnes via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 12m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Salcombe is 558 miles. The road distance is 483.6 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Salcombe without a car is to train which takes 10h 12m and costs £290 - £410.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Edinburgh to Salcombe, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Salcombe train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Edinburgh to Salcombe train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Totnes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Salcombe is 484 miles. It takes approximately 8h 13m to drive from Edinburgh to Salcombe.
There are 1588+ hotels available in Salcombe.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Salcombe, England?
Cross Country operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Totnes every 3 hours. Tickets cost £290–410 and the journey takes 8h 17m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £290–410
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Par to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Newquay to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Par to Totnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- 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
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0300 012 0179
- info@tallyhocoaches.co.uk
- Website
- tallyhoholidays.co.uk
Bus from Station Road to McIlwraith Road
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.tallyhoholidays.co.uk/
Bus from Station Road to McIlwraith Road
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.tallyhoholidays.co.uk/
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