There are 11 ways to get from Maidstone to Edinburgh by train, bus, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Maidstone East to London BridgeMaidstone East - London Charing Cross / ...
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
5h 25m£84–217Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from King Street to London Victoria814
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus StationUkxn10 / ...
9h 40m£38–92Drive 405.7 mi
- Drive from Maidstone to Edinburgh405.7 mi
7h 15m£102–147Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Charing Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
4h 35m£93–299Train, bus
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London BridgeMaidstone East - London Charing Cross / ...
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station598 / ...
11h 27m£54–148Train, train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Maidstone West to Strood
- Take the train from Strood to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LCY - EDI
4h 26m£101–327Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridge
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LGW - EDI
4h 31m£67–220Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Bridge
- Take the train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
4h 42m£58–220Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Maidstone West to Strood
- Take the train from Strood to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)STN - EDI
4h 59m£56–178Train to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Strood to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
5h 16m£113–432Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Maidstone East to London Charing Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)LHR - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
5h 59m£83–383
Maidstone to Edinburgh by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maidstone to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £35 - £95 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Maidstone to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 4h 26m and costs £100 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Maidstone to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from King Street and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Maidstone to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Maidstone East and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via London Bridge station and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 25m.
The distance between Maidstone and Edinburgh is 433 miles. The road distance is 408.1 miles.
The best way to get from Maidstone to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 5h 25m and costs £80 - £220.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Maidstone to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Maidstone to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from King Street station.
Maidstone to Edinburgh train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Maidstone East station.
The best way to get from Maidstone to Edinburgh is to train which takes 5h 25m and costs £80 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £95 and takes 9h 40m.
What companies run services between Maidstone, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Maidstone East to Edinburgh Waverley via London Bridge, London Bridge station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, and King's Cross in around 5h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from King Street to Edinburgh, Bus Station via London Victoria in around 9h 40m.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–120
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Maidstone East to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–55
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Maidstone East to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Maidstone West to Strood
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Strood to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–16
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–16
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.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
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from King Street to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Golders Green Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Maidstone to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria station.
Maidstone to Edinburgh train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London Bridge station.
Yes, the driving distance between Maidstone to Edinburgh is 408 miles. It takes approximately 7h 15m to drive from Maidstone to Edinburgh.
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