There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Waterloo Station by train, bus, rideshare, plane, car, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
4h 33m£61–110Bus via Finchley Road / O2 Centre
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus Ukxn10 / ...
8h 5m£22–79Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Edinburgh to London371.2 mi
8h£25–50Fly Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
3h 21m£82–246Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stop to London Victoria Coach Station Arrival Hallbus megabus M20
9h 33m£27–48Drive 371.4 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Waterloo Stationcar 371.4 mi
7h 6m£92–132Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
3h 46m£88–262Fly 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 West Hampstead Thameslinktrain
3h 40m£56–168Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane EDI - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to London Waterlootrain
3h 43m£54–156Fly 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
- Take the subway from Euston station to Waterloo Stationsubway
3h 55m£48–150Train 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 8m£95–302Fly 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 22m£44–188
Edinburgh to Waterloo Station by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Waterloo Station is to rideshare which costs £25 - £50 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Waterloo Station is to fly which takes 3h 21m and costs £80 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Waterloo Station station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stop and arriving at Waterloo Station/Upper Taxi Rd via Victoria Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Waterloo Station station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Waterloo Station via Euston station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 33m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Waterloo Station is 395 miles. The road distance is 373.5 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Waterloo Station without a car is to train which takes 4h 33m and costs £60 - £110.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Edinburgh to Waterloo Station, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Waterloo Station bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stop station.
Edinburgh to Waterloo Station train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Waterloo Station is to train which takes 4h 33m and costs £60 - £110. Alternatively, you can bus via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, which costs £22 - £80 and takes 8h 5m, you could also fly, which costs £80 - £250 and takes 3h 21m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Waterloo Station, Greater London, England?
London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross hourly. Tickets cost £55–110 and the journey takes 4h 8m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre hourly. Tickets cost £20–80 and the journey takes 7h 50m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–330
- 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
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Clapham Junction to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–9
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Tottenham Hale to Euston station
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–3
- Peak
- £2–4
Subway from Euston station to Waterloo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £1
- Peak
- £1
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- 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
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- £9–65
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Elder Street Bus Stop to London Victoria Coach Station Arrival Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Waterloo Station bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrival Hall.
Edinburgh to Waterloo Station train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Waterloo Station is 374 miles. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Edinburgh to Waterloo Station.
Book your Edinburgh to Waterloo Station train tickets online with Omio.
There are 20699+ hotels available in Waterloo Station.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Edinburgh and Waterloo Station. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.














































