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 41m£235–345Train 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 45m£81–210Drive 458.8 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Torquaycar 458.8 mi
7h 49m£114–164Fly 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 59m£84–190Train 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
11h 3m£157–305Fly Edinburgh Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Exeter (EXT)plane EDI - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Paigntontrain
5h 40m£108–294Fly 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 29m£120–234Train to Newcastle, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NCL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newton Abbottrain
7h 16m£104–250Fly Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane EDI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Newton Abbottrain
7h 45m£170–350
Edinburgh to Torquay by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Torquay is to fly and train which costs £80 - £190 and takes 5h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Torquay is to fly and train which takes 5h 40m and costs £100 - £300.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Torquay. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Paignton via Newton Abbot. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 41m.
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 41m and costs £230 - £350.
It takes approximately 8h 41m 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 £230–340 and the journey takes 8h 4m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £26–95
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £230–340
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Paignton
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Paignton
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Newton Abbot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- 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
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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