There are 12 ways to get from Glenrothes to London by plane, train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Fly Dundee to London Heathrow
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Fly from Dundee (DND) to London Heathrow (LHR)
Cheapest option
Train to Edinburgh, fly to London Stansted
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Take the train from Markinch to Edinburgh
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Stansted (STN)
10 alternative options
Train to Edinburgh, fly to London City
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Take the train from Markinch to Edinburgh
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London City (LCY)
Train to Edinburgh, fly to London Heathrow
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Take the train from Markinch to Edinburgh
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Heathrow (LHR)
Train to Edinburgh, fly to London Gatwick, train
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Take the train from Markinch to Edinburgh
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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
Train to Edinburgh, fly to London Luton, train
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Take the train from Markinch to Edinburgh
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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
Train to Edinburgh, fly to Southampton, train
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Take the train from Markinch to Edinburgh
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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
Train via Edinburgh
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Take the train from Markinch to Edinburgh
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Take the train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
Train
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Take the train from Kirkcaldy to London Kings Cross
Train via London Euston
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Take the train from Markinch to Edinburgh
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Take the train from Edinburgh to London Euston
Bus
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Take the bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to London Victoria Station
Drive
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Drive from Glenrothes to London King's Cross
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glenrothes to London is to train and fly which costs £45 - £140 and takes 5h 4m.
The quickest way to get from Glenrothes to London is to fly which costs £100 - £290 and takes 2h 32m.
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 train via Edinburgh which takes 5h 49m and costs £160 - £280.
It takes approximately 2h 32m to get from Glenrothes to London, including transfers.
The best way to get from Glenrothes to London is to fly which takes 2h 32m and costs £100 - £290. Alternatively, you can train via Edinburgh, which costs £160 - £280 and takes 5h 49m, you could also bus, which costs £140 - £190 and takes 10h 59m.
The quickest flight from Dundee Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 40m.
Yes, the driving distance between Glenrothes to London is 433 miles. It takes approximately 7h 14m to drive from Glenrothes to London.
British Airways and Loganair offer flights from Dundee Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
There are 1829+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £75 per night.

- Distance: 348.8 miles
- Duration: 2h 32m
What companies run services between Glenrothes, Scotland and London, England?
Loganair and British Airways fly from Glenrothes to London Paddington twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glenrothes to London King's Cross via Markinch and Edinburgh in around 5h 49m.

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dundee to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75 - £230
Flights from Dundee to London Heathrow via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70 - £220
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70 - £220
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £190
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90 - £480
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95 - £600

- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25 - £260
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25 - £260
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25 - £260
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £25 - £260
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24 - £85
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24 - £85
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23 - £200
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £23 - £200

- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Dundee to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75 - £230
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90 - £550

- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23 - £260

- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70 - £220
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95 - £600

- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £300

- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Markinch to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8 - £12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £8 - £12

- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Markinch to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26 - £45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26 - £40
- 1st Class
- £30 - £45

- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £14
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £14

- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12
- Schedules at
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £12

- 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
- £15 - £35
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime Day Single
- £15 - £22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22 - £35

- 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
- £14 - £70
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables
- Standard
- £14 - £20
- 1st Class
- £45 - £70

- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £80
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £55 - £80

- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150 - £220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £150 - £220
Train from Kirkcaldy to London Kings Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £160 - £230
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £160 - £230

- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150 - £340
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £150 - £210
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £240 - £340

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Contact Details
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to London Victoria Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50 - £75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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The best way to get from Glenrothes to Dundee Airport is to taxi which takes 32 min and costs £55 - £70.