There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Widnes by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewetrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
3h 41m£73–270Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the bus from Queen Square Bus Station to Kingsway Hotelbus 61 / ...
5h 11m£45–208Drive 211.8 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Widnescar 211.8 mi
3h 56m£52–75Fly Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
5h 7m£58–152Train via Leeds
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leedstrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Leeds to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Leeds - Chester
6h 55m£114–309Fly 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 Runcorntrain
4h 54m£64–224Fly Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
6h 35m£68–202Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Runcorntrain
5h 45m£67–242
Edinburgh to Widnes by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Widnes is to drive which costs £50 - £75 and takes 3h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Widnes is to train which takes 3h 41m and costs £70 - £270.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Widnes. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Runcorn via Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 41m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Widnes is 265 miles. The road distance is 213 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Widnes without a car is to train which takes 3h 41m and costs £70 - £270.
It takes approximately 3h 41m to get from Edinburgh to Widnes, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Widnes train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Widnes is to train which takes 3h 41m and costs £70 - £270. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £55 - £160 and takes 5h 7m.
Edinburgh to Widnes train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Widnes is 213 miles. It takes approximately 3h 56m to drive from Edinburgh to Widnes.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Widnes, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe every 4 hours. Tickets cost £90–220 and the journey takes 3h 9m. Caledonian Sleeper also services this route 6 times a week. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and Aer Lingus fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–70
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £90–130
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £150–220
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £70–100
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £120–180
Train from Birmingham New Street to Runcorn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £28–40
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £65–95
- 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
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £270–320
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- 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
- £260–300
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–50
- 1st Class
- £65–85
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £11–16
- 1st Class
- £23–28
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £7–10
Train from Leeds to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £11–15
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £95–150
- 1st Class
- £210–300
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Runcorn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–18
- 1st Class
- £23–35
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Queen Square Bus Station to Kingsway Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
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