There are 10 ways to get from Leiston to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Ipswich to Peterboroughtrain Ipswich - Peterborough / ...
- Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
7h 53m£157–249Line 64 bus, bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Library to Deben Poolbus
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
7h 35m£52–164Bus
- Take the bus from Library to Old Cattle Market Bus Stationbus 64
- Take the bus from Cardinal Park Cinema to Coach Stationbus 717
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Stationbus A6
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
13h 35m£54–105Drive 379.3 mi
- Drive from Leiston to Edinburghcar 379.3 mi
7h 34m£95–136Line 64 bus, train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Library to Deben Poolbus
- Take the train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
6h 27m£128–355Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shelter to Sentinel Housebus X41
- Take the train from Norwich to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 56m£217–323Line 64 bus, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Library to Deben Poolbus
- Take the train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
7h 13m£123–357Line 64 bus, train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Library to Deben Poolbus
- Take the train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
7h 19m£105–239Line 64 bus, train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Library to Deben Poolbus
- Take the train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
7h 14m£96–240Line 64 bus, bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Library to Deben Poolbus
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane STN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 21m£52–209
Leiston to Edinburgh by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leiston to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £50 - £110 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Leiston to Edinburgh is to line 64 bus and train and fly which takes 6h 27m and costs £120 - £360.
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 35m.
The distance between Leiston and Edinburgh is 424 miles. The road distance is 381.6 miles.
The best way to get from Leiston to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 7h 53m and costs £150 - £250.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Leiston to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Leiston to Edinburgh bus services, operated by First in Norfolk & Suffolk, depart from Library station.
The best way to get from Leiston to Edinburgh is to train which takes 7h 53m and costs £150 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £110 and takes 13h 35m.
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 34m to drive from Leiston to Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Leiston, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a vehicle from Leiston to Edinburgh Waverley via Saxmundham, Ipswich, and Peterborough in around 7h 53m. Alternatively, 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 35m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Train from Ipswich to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Ipswich to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- 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
- £100–140
- 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
- £85–130
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- 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
- £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
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Library to Old Cattle Market Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk
Bus from Library to Deben Pool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk
Bus from Shelter to Sentinel House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Railway Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–12
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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