There are 10 ways to get from Leiston to Edinburgh by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Library to Tower Ramparts Bus Station64
- Take the train from Ipswich to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
8h 44mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Saxmundham to Ipswich
- Take the train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LGW - EDI
7h 40m£82–261Bus
- Take the bus from Library to Old Cattle Market Bus Station64
- Take the bus from Cardinal Park Cinema to Coach Station717 / ...
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road StationA6
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
13h 51mDrive 379.3 mi
- Drive from Leiston to Edinburgh379.3 mi
7h 31m£93–134Bus, train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Library to Street Farm Road
- Take the train from Saxmundham to Ipswich
- Take the train from Ipswich to Chelmsford
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)STN - EDI
6h 27mBus, train via Sheffield
- Take the bus from Shelter to Sentinel HouseX41
- Take the train from Norwich to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
11h 12mBus, train, train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Library to Street Farm Road
- Take the train from Saxmundham to Ipswich
- Take the train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LCY - EDI
6h 2mTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
6h 46m£89–271Bus, train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Library to Street Farm Road
- Take the train from Saxmundham to Ipswich
- Take the train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
6h 57mBus, train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the bus from Library to Street Farm Road
- Take the train from Saxmundham to Ipswich
- Take the train from Ipswich to Chelmsford
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)STN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
7h 15m
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leiston to Edinburgh is to drive which costs £90 - £140 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Leiston to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 46m and costs £85 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Leiston to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Library and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Cardinal Park Cinema, Coach Station and Finchley Road / O2 Centre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 51m.
The distance between Leiston and Edinburgh is 426 miles. The road distance is 381.6 miles.
The best way to get from Leiston to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 8h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Leiston to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Leiston to Edinburgh bus services, operated by First in Norfolk & Suffolk, depart from Library station.
Leiston to Edinburgh bus services, operated by First in Norfolk & Suffolk, arrive at Old Cattle Market Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leiston to Edinburgh is 382 miles. It takes approximately 7h 31m to drive from Leiston to Edinburgh.
There are 2507+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Leiston, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Library to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Old Cattle Market Bus Station, Cardinal Park Cinema, Coach Station, and Finchley Road / O2 Centre in around 13h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Train from Ipswich to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Saxmundham to Ipswich
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Ipswich to Chelmsford
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–90
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–95
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Norwich to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.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
- £17–18
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- 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
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Stratford (London) to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-overground/
- Off Peak
- £3–6
- Peak
- £4–7
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Library to Tower Ramparts Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk
Bus from Library to Old Cattle Market Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk
Bus from Library to Street Farm Road
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk
Bus from Shelter to Sentinel House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Cardinal Park Cinema to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01502 714565
- office@border-bus.co.uk
- Website
- border-bus.co.uk
Bus from Library to Street Farm Road
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.border-bus.co.uk/
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