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 53m£138–229Fly London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
3h 32m£52–143Bus
- 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
14h 3m£55–219Drive 423.3 mi
- Drive from Lewes to Edinburghcar 423.3 mi
8h 20m£104–150Train 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 3m£127–297Train 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 48m£110–325Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Haywards Heath to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
4h 25m£120–331Fly 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 22m£53–188Train 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£79–206Train, 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 58m£82–209Train to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Haywards Heath to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 21m£116–366
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lewes to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £50 - £150 and takes 3h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Lewes to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 32m and costs £50 - £150.
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 14h 3m.
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 53m.
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 53m and costs £130 - £230.
It takes approximately 5h 53m 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 53m and costs £130 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £220 and takes 14h 3m, you could also fly, which costs £50 - £150 and takes 3h 32m.
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 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from High Street to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Old Steine and Heathrow Central Bus Station in around 14h 3m.
- 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 Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
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 Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- 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 Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and 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 Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
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 City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- 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 Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Lewes to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Haywards Heath to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Lewes to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- 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
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Haywards Heath to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from East Croydon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- 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
- 08717 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
- £12–35
- 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
- £75–180
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
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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