There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Torquay by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newton Abbottrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
8h 48m£293–407Train 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 Newton Abbottrain
6h 21m£86–237Drive 458.8 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Torquaycar 458.8 mi
7h 49m£112–162Fly Edinburgh Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Exeter (EXT)plane EDI - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Torquaytrain
5h 18m£104–248Train 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 Newton Abbottrain
10h 55m£190–362Fly 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 Newton Abbottrain
5h 40m£88–204Train to Newcastle, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Exeter (EXT)plane NCL - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Torquaytrain
6h 5m£143–306Fly 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 Newton Abbottrain
7h 12m£142–258Fly Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane EDI - NQY
- Take the train from Par to Newton Abbottrain
8h 3m£94–296
Edinburgh to Torquay by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Torquay is to drive which costs £110 - £170 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Torquay is to fly and train which takes 5h 18m and costs £100 - £250.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Torquay. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Newton Abbot via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 48m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Torquay is 538 miles. The road distance is 461.5 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Torquay without a car is to train which takes 8h 48m and costs £290 - £410.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Edinburgh to Torquay, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Torquay train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Edinburgh to Torquay train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Newton Abbot station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Torquay is 461 miles. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Edinburgh to Torquay.
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What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Torquay, England?
Cross Country operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newton Abbot every 3 hours. Tickets cost £290–410 and the journey takes 8h 5m.
- 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
- £28–100
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
- £85–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Newcastle to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- 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 Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £290–410
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Torquay
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Torquay
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Par to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- 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 Torquay
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Torquay
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Par to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- 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/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- 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
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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