There are 8 ways to get from Old Colwyn to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Warrington Bank QuayLlandudno - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Euston - Edinburgh / ...
5h 16m£58–152Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rhyl to Chester
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station830
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street900
9h 18m£43–84Drive 266.1 mi
- Drive from Old Colwyn to Edinburgh266.1 mi
4h 45m£66–95Train to Liverpool, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Chester
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LPL - EDI
7h 5m£80–222Train via Leeds
- Take the train from Rhyl to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Leeds
- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
8h 36m£61–165Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)MAN - EDI
7h 29m£93–207Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
6h 38m£73–267Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
7h 27m£78–332
Old Colwyn to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Old Colwyn to Edinburgh is to train and bus which costs £40 - £85 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Old Colwyn to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 4h 45m and costs £65 - £95.
No, there is no direct train from Old Colwyn to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Colwyn Bay and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Warrington Bank Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 16m.
The distance between Old Colwyn and Edinburgh is 277 miles. The road distance is 267.7 miles.
The best way to get from Old Colwyn to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 5h 16m and costs £55 - £160.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Old Colwyn to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Old Colwyn to Edinburgh train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Colwyn Bay station.
Old Colwyn to Edinburgh train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Warrington Bank Quay station.
Yes, the driving distance between Old Colwyn to Edinburgh is 268 miles. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Old Colwyn to Edinburgh.
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What companies run services between Old Colwyn, Wales and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Colwyn Bay to Edinburgh Waverley via Warrington Bank Quay in around 5h 16m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Colwyn Bay to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £23–35
Train from Rhyl to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–22
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–29
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–75
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rhyl to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £23–35
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £55–85
Train from Crewe to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chester to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–50
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- 54 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
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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