There are 10 ways to get from Penge to Royal Observatory by train, bus, car, tram, plane, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
5h 33m£76–170Bus via Finchley Road station
cheapest- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus StationUkxn10 / ...
9h 21m£24–75Drive 378.3 mi
- Drive from Penge to Royal Observatory378.3 mi
7h 15m£93–134Tram to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, line 9 bus
- Take the tram from Avenue Road Tram Stop to East Croydon Tram Stop
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LGW - EDI
- Take the bus from The Mound to Royal Observatory
3h 54m£52–150Bus
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station598 / ...
11h 58m£46–131Train, subway to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, line 9 bus
- Take the train from Clock House to London Bridge
- Take the subway from London Bridge station to Canning Town station
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LCY - EDI
- Take the bus from The Mound to Royal Observatory
4h 1m£90–266Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, line 9 bus
- Take the train from Kent House to London Victoria
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
- Take the bus from The Mound to Royal Observatory
4h 37m£83–247Train, subway to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, line 9 bus
- Take the train from Kent House to Brixton
- Take the subway from Brixton station to Tottenham Hale station
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)STN - EDI
- Take the bus from The Mound to Royal Observatory
4h 39m£52–143Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, line 9 bus
- Take the train from Clock House to London Bridge
- Take the train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
- Take the bus from The Mound to Royal Observatory
4h 37m£59–168Train, subway to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, line 9 bus
- Take the train from Clock House to London Bridge
- Take the subway from London Bridge station to Canning Town station
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the bus from Chapel Street to Royal Observatory
4h 57m£102–341
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penge to Royal Observatory is to bus via Finchley Road station which costs £24 - £80 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Penge to Royal Observatory is to tram and fly and line 9 bus which takes 3h 54m and costs £50 - £150.
The distance between Penge and Royal Observatory is 406 miles. The road distance is 380.5 miles.
The best way to get from Penge to Royal Observatory without a car is to train which takes 5h 33m and costs £75 - £170.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Penge to Royal Observatory, including transfers.
The best way to get from Penge to Royal Observatory is to train which takes 5h 33m and costs £75 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus via Finchley Road station, which costs £24 - £80 and takes 9h 21m.
Royal Observatory is 1h ahead of Penge. It is currently 7:43 AM in Penge and 8:43 AM in Royal Observatory.
Yes, the driving distance between Penge to Royal Observatory is 381 miles. It takes approximately 7h 15m to drive from Penge to Royal Observatory.
There are 2495+ hotels available in Royal Observatory.
What companies run services between Penge, England and Royal Observatory, Scotland?
London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley hourly. Tickets cost £70–160 and the journey takes 4h 5m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station every 15 minutes. Tickets cost £20–70 and the journey takes 7h 50m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Tram from Avenue Road Tram Stop to East Croydon Tram Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/trams/?cid=trams
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Clock House to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kent House to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–8
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kent House to Brixton
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £2–4
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Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from London Bridge station to Canning Town station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–3
- Peak
- £2–4
Subway from Brixton station to Tottenham Hale station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–4
- Peak
- £3–5
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.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
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 131 555 6363
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from The Mound to Royal Observatory
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
Bus from Chapel Street to Royal Observatory
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Golders Green Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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