There are 11 ways to get from Glenrothes to London by bus, train, car or plane
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Recommended option
Bus, train
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Take the bus from Glenrothes, Bus Station Arrival Bay to Edinburgh, Princes Street
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Take the train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
Cheapest option
Bus
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Take the bus from Glenrothes, Bus Station Arrival Bay to Edinburgh, Bus Station
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Take the bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station
9 alternative options
Bus, train via London Euston
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Take the bus from Glenrothes, Bus Station Arrival Bay to Edinburgh, Bus Station
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Take the train from Edinburgh to London Euston
Drive
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Drive from Glenrothes to London King's Cross
Bus to Edinburgh, fly to London City
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Take the bus from Glenrothes, Bus Station Arrival Bay to Halbeath, Park & Ride Arrival Bay
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London City (LCY)
Bus to Edinburgh, fly to London Heathrow
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Take the bus from Glenrothes, Bus Station Arrival Bay to Halbeath, Park & Ride Arrival Bay
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Heathrow (LHR)
Fly Edinburgh to London Gatwick, train
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Gatwick (LGW)
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Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
Bus to Edinburgh, fly to London Luton, train
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Take the bus from Glenrothes, Bus Station Arrival Bay to Halbeath, Park & Ride Arrival Bay
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Luton (LTN)
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Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras International LL
Bus to Edinburgh, fly to London Stansted
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Take the bus from Glenrothes, Bus Station Arrival Bay to Halbeath, Park & Ride Arrival Bay
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Stansted (STN)
Bus, train to Dundee, fly to London City
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Take the bus from Glenrothes, Bus Station to Ladybank, Railway Station
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Take the train from Ladybank to Dundee
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Fly from Dundee (DND) to London City (LCY)
Fly Edinburgh to Southampton, train
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to Southampton (SOU)
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Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glenrothes to London is to bus which costs £21 - £50 and takes 11h 34m.
The quickest way to get from Glenrothes to London is to bus and fly which costs £50 - £250 and takes 4h 25m.
No, there is no direct bus from Glenrothes station to London station. However, there are services departing from Glenrothes, Bus Station Arrival Bay and arriving at London Victoria Coach Station via Edinburgh Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 34m.
It is 349 miles from Glenrothes to London. It is approximately 432.8 miles to drive.
The best way to get from Glenrothes to London without a car is to bus and train which takes 6h 5m and costs £55 - £400.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Glenrothes to London, including transfers.
Glenrothes to London bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, depart from Glenrothes, Bus Station Arrival Bay.
The quickest flight from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 25m.
Glenrothes to London bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Glenrothes to London is 433 miles. It takes approximately 7h 14m to drive from Glenrothes to London.

- Distance: 348.8 miles
- Duration: 6h 5m
What companies run services between Glenrothes, Scotland and London, England?
You can take a bus from Glenrothes to London Victoria via Edinburgh Bus Station in around 11h 34m.

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £310
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £330
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90 - £460

- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £200
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £200
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £180

- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Dundee to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90 - £360
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90 - £460

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £750
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130 - £700

- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £190
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21 - £150
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £21 - £150

- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £480

- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50 - £390
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £50 - £75
- Anytime Day Single
- £170 - £240
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £270 - £390

- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150 - £550
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £150 - £200
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £390 - £550

- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23

- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- £12 - £18

- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14 - £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £14 - £17

- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16 - £24
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £7 - £20
- Off-Peak Single
- £12 - £18
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £16 - £24

- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ladybank to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4 - £13
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £4 - £7
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £10 - £13

- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £65
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £55 - £65

- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Glenrothes, Bus Station Arrival Bay to Edinburgh, Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6 - £9
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Glenrothes, Bus Station Arrival Bay to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6 - £9
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Glenrothes, Bus Station Arrival Bay to Halbeath, Park & Ride Arrival Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3 - £6
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Glenrothes, Bus Station to Ladybank, Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2 - £4
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland

- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23 - £40
- Website
- Megabus UK

National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh to London Victoria Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15 - £19
- Website
- National Express

- Phone
- 01592 774785
- enquiries@moffat-williamson.co.uk
- Website
- moffat-williamson.co.uk
Bus from Glenrothes, Bus Station to Ladybank, Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Moffat + Williamson
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