There are 6 ways to get from Elgol to Edinburgh by bus, train, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 3bus 917
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Uk094
8h 36m£49–97Bus via Tyndrum
cheapest- Take the bus from Post Office to Pine Trees Leisure Parkbus 915
- Take the bus from Tyndrum to George Streetbus Ember
9h 5m£36–68Bus, train via Inverness
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 3bus 917
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Inverness - Edinburgh
8h 43m£69–187Drive 223.3 mi
- Drive from Elgol to Edinburghcar 223.3 mi
4h 22m£55–80Drive, train
- Drive from Elgol to Mallaigcar
- Take the train from Mallaig to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 10m£107–218Bus, train
- Take the bus from Post Office to Spean Crescentbus 915
- Take the train from Spean Bridge to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Fort William - Edinburgh
9h 33m£56–99
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elgol to Edinburgh is to bus via Tyndrum which costs £35 - £70 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Elgol to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 4h 22m and costs £55 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Elgol to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Post Office and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Post Office and Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 36m.
The distance between Elgol and Edinburgh is 267 miles. The road distance is 224.6 miles.
The best way to get from Elgol to Edinburgh without a car is to bus which takes 8h 36m and costs £45 - £100.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Elgol to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Elgol to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Post Office station.
Elgol to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Bus Station Stance 3.
Yes, the driving distance between Elgol to Edinburgh is 225 miles. It takes approximately 4h 22m to drive from Elgol to Edinburgh.
There are 2857+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Elgol, Scotland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Post Office to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Post Office and Bus Station Stance 3 in around 8h 36m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Mallaig to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Spean Bridge to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £17–35
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Post Office to Pine Trees Leisure Park
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £24–50
Bus from Post Office to Spean Crescent
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £14–27
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Tyndrum to George Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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