There are 11 ways to get from London to Edinburgh by train, bus, rideshare, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train
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Take the train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh
Cheapest option
Rideshare
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Take the rideshare from London to Edinburgh
9 alternative options
Bus
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Take the bus from Victoria Coach Station to North St David Street
Drive
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Drive from London King's Cross to Edinburgh
Fly London City to Edinburgh
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Fly from London City (LCY) to Edinburgh (EDI)
Fly London Heathrow to Edinburgh
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Fly from London Heathrow (LHR) to Edinburgh (EDI)
Fly London Stansted to Edinburgh
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Fly from London Stansted (STN) to Edinburgh (EDI)
Train to London Gatwick, fly to Edinburgh
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Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
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Fly from London Gatwick (LGW) to Edinburgh (EDI)
Train to London Luton, fly to Edinburgh
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Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
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Fly from London Luton (LTN) to Edinburgh (EDI)
Fly London City to Glasgow, train
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Fly from London City (LCY) to Glasgow (GLA)
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Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh
Fly London Heathrow to Newcastle, train
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Fly from London Heathrow (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)
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Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Edinburgh is to rideshare which costs £23 - £50 and takes 7h 45m.
The quickest way to get from London to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £50 - £190 and takes 3h 10m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Victoria Coach Station station and arriving at North St David Street. Services depart twice a week, and operate Monday. The journey takes approximately 9h 10m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from London Kings Cross and arriving at Edinburgh. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 22m.
The distance between London and Edinburgh is 334 miles. The road distance is 380.2 miles.
The best way to get from London to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 4h 22m and costs £65 - £320.
The train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh takes 4h 22m including transfers and departs hourly.
London to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Victoria Coach Station.
London to Edinburgh train services, operated by LNER, depart from London Kings Cross station.
The best way to get from London to Edinburgh is to train which takes 4h 22m and costs £65 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £65 and takes 9h 10m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £250 and takes 3h 12m.
- Distance: 333.6 miles
- Duration: 4h 22m
What companies run services between London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
LNER operates a train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh hourly. Tickets cost £150 - £220 and the journey takes 4h 22m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Victoria Coach Station to North St David Street twice a week. Tickets cost £45 - £65 and the journey takes 9h 10m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60 - £300
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £230
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90 - £330
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £230
Flights from London City to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70 - £240
Flights from London Heathrow to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19 - £120
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19 - £120
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £170
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £170
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £170
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25 - £150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £14 - £110
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £210
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19 - £190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90 - £330
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £230
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150 - £220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £150 - £220
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70 - £100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £70 - £100
- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140 - £320
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £140 - £200
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £230 - £320
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65 - £85
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210 - £230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65 - £85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £310 - £360
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60 - £75
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210 - £230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60 - £75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230 - £260
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £14
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £14
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12
- Schedules at
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £12
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15 - £35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15 - £22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22 - £35
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14 - £70
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables
- Standard
- £14 - £20
- 1st Class
- £45 - £70
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12 - £17
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55 - £160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £55 - £85
- 1st Class
- £110 - £160
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £45 - £70
- Anytime 1st Class
- £70 - £110
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Victoria Coach Station to North St David Street
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £45 - £65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from London to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23 - £50
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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The quickest flight from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 15m.
London to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at North St David Street station.
London to Edinburgh train services, operated by LNER, arrive at Edinburgh station.
Yes, the driving distance between London to Edinburgh is 380 miles. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from London to Edinburgh.
British Airways offers flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
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There are 1448+ hotels available in Edinburgh. Prices start at £34 per night.
The best way to get from London to London City Airport is to tram which takes 21 min and costs £2 - £7.