There are 11 ways to get from Hounslow to Edinburgh by plane, train, bus, car, or subway
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
2h 58m£73–239Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukn10
11h 15m£42–182Train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
5h 16m£124–208Drive 376.2 mi
- Drive from Hounslow to Edinburghcar 376.2 mi
7h 2m£93–134Subway to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the subway from Hounslow East station to Green Park stationsubway
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
3h 53m£110–317Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Hounslow to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
3h 58m£56–153Fly London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
3h 48m£74–334Subway, subway to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the subway from Hounslow East station to Green Park stationsubway
- Take the subway from Green Park station to Tottenham Hale stationsubway
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
4h 29m£64–185Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
4h 25m£45–147Fly London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LHR - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 19m£85–333Bus via Hounslow High Street
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukn10
11h 29m£42–72
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hounslow to Edinburgh is to bus via Hounslow High Street which costs £40 - £75 and takes 11h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Hounslow to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 2h 58m and costs £70 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Hounslow to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Bell Corner / Hounslow House and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Hounslow station to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Hounslow East station and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 16m.
The distance between Hounslow and Edinburgh is 344 miles. The road distance is 378.4 miles.
The best way to get from Hounslow to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 5h 16m and costs £120 - £210.
It takes approximately 2h 58m to get from Hounslow to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Hounslow to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Hounslow to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from King's Cross station.
The best way to get from Hounslow to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 2h 58m and costs £70 - £240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £120 - £210 and takes 5h 16m, you could also bus, which costs £40 - £190 and takes 11h 15m.
What companies run services between Hounslow, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
British Airways flies from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 3 hours. Alternatively, London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley hourly. Tickets cost £110–170 and the journey takes 4h 6m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–290
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Hounslow East station to Green Park station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
Subway from Green Park station to Tottenham Hale station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–22
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Hounslow to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–9
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- 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
- 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
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Hounslow to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Hounslow to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hounslow to Edinburgh is 378 miles. It takes approximately 7h 2m to drive from Hounslow to Edinburgh.
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