There are 11 ways to get from London to Dunbar by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from King's Cross to Dunbartrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh
4h 7m£120–170Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from Waterloo Place to High Streetbus X7 / ...
9h 44m£42–170Bus, train
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 426 / ...
- Take the train from Leeds to Dunbartrain Birmingham New Street - Edinburgh / ...
8h 10m£120–236Drive 365.2 mi
- Drive from London to Dunbarcar 365.2 mi
6h 31m£90–130Fly London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbartrain
4h 9m£90–305Train via Newcastle upon Tyne
- Take the train from King's Cross to Newcastletrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Newcastle to Dunbartrain Newcastle - Edinburgh
4h 41m£119–191Fly London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbartrain
4h 19m£101–306Fly London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbartrain
4h 41m£62–156Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbartrain
4h 38m£72–183Train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbartrain
4h 32m£63–178Fly London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LHR - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Dunbartrain
4h 52m£88–336
London to Dunbar by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Dunbar is to bus which costs £40 - £170 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from London to Dunbar is to train which takes 4h 7m and costs £120 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Dunbar. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at High Street via Waterloo Place. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 44m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from King's Cross and arriving at Dunbar. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 7m.
The distance between London and Dunbar is 363 miles. The road distance is 367.4 miles.
The best way to get from London to Dunbar without a car is to train which takes 4h 7m and costs £120 - £170.
The train from London Kings Cross to Dunbar takes 4h 7m including transfers and departs once daily.
London to Dunbar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
London to Dunbar train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from King's Cross station.
The best way to get from London to Dunbar is to train which takes 4h 7m and costs £120 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £170 and takes 9h 44m.
What companies run services between London, England and Dunbar, Scotland?
London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from King's Cross to Dunbar once daily. Tickets cost £120–170 and the journey takes 4h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to High Street via Edinburgh, Bus Station and Waterloo Place in around 9h 44m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
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 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 Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
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 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 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 Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
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 Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £120–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- hello@eastcoastbuses.co.uk
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Waterloo Place to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/our-services/east-coast-buses/
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More Questions & Answers
London to Dunbar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
London to Dunbar train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Dunbar station.
Yes, the driving distance between London to Dunbar is 367 miles. It takes approximately 6h 31m to drive from London to Dunbar.
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