There are 7 ways to get from Holywell to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shotton to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Llandudno - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
6h 3m£38–134Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 170 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
12h 1m£25–73Drive 242.7 mi
- Drive from Holywell to Edinburghcar 242.7 mi
4h 31m£59–85Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Shotton to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
6h 56m£72–192Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Shotton to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain Llandudno - Manchester Oxford Road / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh / ...
6h 48m£46–153Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shotton to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAN - EDI
7h 17m£77–173Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
6h 55m£60–145
Holywell to Edinburgh by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Holywell to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £25 - £75 and takes 12h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Holywell to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 4h 31m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Holywell station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Holywell Bus Station Stand 3 and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Chester Bus Interchange, Liverpool, Liverpool One and Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 1m.
The distance between Holywell and Edinburgh is 254 miles. The road distance is 244.1 miles.
The best way to get from Holywell to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 6h 3m and costs £35 - £140.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Holywell to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Holywell to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
The best way to get from Holywell to Edinburgh is to train which takes 6h 3m and costs £35 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £25 - £75 and takes 12h 1m.
Holywell to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Yes, the driving distance between Holywell to Edinburgh is 244 miles. It takes approximately 4h 31m to drive from Holywell to Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Holywell, Wales and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Holywell Bus Station Stand 3 to Edinburgh Waverley via Chester Rd West, Shotton, and Warrington Bank Quay in around 6h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Holywell Bus Station Stand 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Chester Bus Interchange, Liverpool, Liverpool One, Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, and Leeds City Bus Station in around 12h 1m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–370
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Shotton to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shotton to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £11–16
Train from Shotton to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shotton to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £6–22
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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