There are 11 ways to get from Old Town to London 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 • 4h 17m
Cheapest option
Rideshare • 7h 45m
9 alternative options
Bus • 9h
Drive • 6h 49m
Fly Edinburgh to London City • 3h 23m
Fly Edinburgh to London Heathrow • 3h 17m
Fly Edinburgh to London Luton, train • 3h 43m
Fly Edinburgh to London Stansted • 3h 55m
Fly Edinburgh to Southampton, train • 4h 29m
Old Town to London by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Old Town to London is to rideshare which costs £25 - £50 and takes 7h 45m.
The quickest way to get from Old Town to London is to fly which costs £50 - £270 and takes 3h 17m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bus Station station and arriving at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals station. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Edinburgh and arriving at London Kings Cross. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 17m.
The distance between Old Town and London is 333 miles. The road distance is 372.9 miles.
The best way to get from Old Town to London without a car is to train which takes 4h 17m and costs £140 - £330.
The train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross takes 4h 17m including transfers and departs hourly.
Old Town to London bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Old Town to London train services, operated by LNER, depart from Edinburgh station.
The best way to get from Old Town to London is to train which takes 4h 17m and costs £140 - £330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £60 and takes 9h, you could also fly, which costs £60 - £310 and takes 3h 23m.
- Distance: 333.3 miles
- Duration: 4h 17m
What companies run services between Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland and London, England?
LNER operates a train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross hourly. Tickets cost £150 - £220 and the journey takes 4h 17m. Avanti West Coast also services this route every 4 hours. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals 5 times a day. Tickets cost £45 - £70 and the journey takes 9h. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £350
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £350
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £290
Flights from Glasgow to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £420
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95 - £380
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £220
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £220
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £220
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £200
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £200
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27 - £190
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27 - £190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24 - £200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95 - £380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £350
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £200 - £950
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150 - £220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £150 - £220
- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140 - £330
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £140 - £210
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £230 - £330
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 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 Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 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 Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 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 Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 27 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 Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12 - £17
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £80
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £55 - £80
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £50
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
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Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40 - £60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Book at
- https://shop.global.flixbus.com/
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Edinburgh to London
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25 - £50
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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The quickest flight from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 25m.
Old Town to London bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Old Town to London train services, operated by LNER, arrive at London Kings Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Old Town to London is 373 miles. It takes approximately 6h 49m to drive from Old Town to London.
Aer Lingus and British Airways offer flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport.
Book your Old Town to London train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Old Town to London bus tickets online with Omio, Distribusion and FlixBus.
There are 5739+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Old Town to Edinburgh Airport is to tram which takes 32 min and costs £1 - £6.