There are 11 ways to get from Lewes to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Lewes to London Victoriatrain Eastbourne - London Victoria / ...
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
5h 52m£158–253Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Old Steine to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 025
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukn10
13h 50m£55–214Drive 423.3 mi
- Drive from Lewes to Edinburghcar 423.3 mi
8h 20m£104–151Fly London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
3h 33m£62–155Train via London
- Take the train from Lewes to London Victoriatrain Eastbourne - London Victoria / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh
8h 4m£138–311Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Lewes to East Croydontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
4h 20m£121–364Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Lewes to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
4h 45m£109–362Fly London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LGW - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 34m£57–192Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Lewes to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
5h 7m£80–228Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Lewes to East Croydontrain
- Take the train from East Croydon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
4h 59m£81–212Train to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Lewes to East Croydontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 26m£116–441
Lewes to Edinburgh by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lewes to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £60 - £160 and takes 3h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lewes to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 33m and costs £60 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Lewes to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from High Street and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Old Steine and Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Lewes to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Lewes and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Victoria station and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 52m.
The distance between Lewes and Edinburgh is 446 miles. The road distance is 425.8 miles.
The best way to get from Lewes to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 5h 52m and costs £150 - £260.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Lewes to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Lewes to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Old Steine station.
Lewes to Edinburgh train services, operated by Southern, depart from Lewes station.
The best way to get from Lewes to Edinburgh is to train which takes 5h 52m and costs £150 - £260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £220 and takes 13h 50m, you could also fly, which costs £60 - £160 and takes 3h 33m.
What companies run services between Lewes, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Lewes to Edinburgh Waverley via London Victoria, Victoria station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, and King's Cross in around 5h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from High Street to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Old Steine and Heathrow Central Bus Station in around 13h 50m.
- 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
- £60–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- 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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- 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
- £60–230
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Lewes to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Lewes to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Lewes to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–250
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)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/
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
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from East Croydon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Old Steine to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Lewes to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Lewes to Edinburgh train services, operated by Southern, arrive at London Victoria station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lewes to Edinburgh is 426 miles. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Lewes to Edinburgh.
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