There are 7 ways to get from Lybster to Edinburgh by bus, train, car, plane, or ferry
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Community Centre to Bus Station Stance 3bus X99
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Uk094
6h 44m£44–62Bus via Lybster Portland Arms Hotel
cheapest- Take the bus from Lybster Portland Arms Hotel to Inverness Union Streetbus Ember
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to George Streetbus Ember
7h 25m£28–39Bus, train
- Take the bus from Community Centre to Bus Station Stance 3bus X99
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Inverness - Edinburgh
6h 48m£61–177Drive 242.5 mi
- Drive from Lybster to Edinburghcar 242.5 mi
4h 48m£59–86Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Community Centre to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane INV - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 8m£128–251Bus, train via Brora
- Take the bus from Portland Arms Hotel to Station Squarebus X99
- Take the train from Brora to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 44m£82–230Bus, ferry to Kirkwall, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Lybster Portland Arms Hotel to Scrabster Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane KOI - EDI
7h 55m£188–442
Lybster to Edinburgh by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lybster to Edinburgh is to bus via Lybster Portland Arms Hotel which costs £27 - £40 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Lybster to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 4h 48m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Lybster to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Community Centre and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 44m.
The distance between Lybster and Edinburgh is 254 miles. The road distance is 243.9 miles.
The best way to get from Lybster to Edinburgh without a car is to bus which takes 6h 44m and costs £40 - £65.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Lybster to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Lybster to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Stagecoach North Scotland, depart from Community Centre station.
Lybster to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Stagecoach North Scotland, arrive at Bus Station Stance 3.
Yes, the driving distance between Lybster to Edinburgh is 244 miles. It takes approximately 4h 48m to drive from Lybster to Edinburgh.
There are 2733+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Lybster, Scotland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Community Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bus Station Stance 3 in around 6h 44m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–160
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–160
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–390
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Stornoway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–160
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–160
Flights from Kirkwall to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Brora to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Community Centre to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–28
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Portland Arms Hotel to Station Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Bus from Lybster Portland Arms Hotel to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–12
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Lybster Portland Arms Hotel to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to George Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Portland Arms Hotel to Station Square
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Lybster Portland Arms Hotel to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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