There are 11 ways to get from Pimlico to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, subway, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
4h 40m£72–163Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus StationUkx010 / ...
10h 5m£20–80Bus via Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus StationUkxn10 / ...
8h 39m£23–74Drive 372.6 mi
- Drive from Pimlico to Edinburgh372.6 mi
6h 58m£91–132Subway to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the subway from Victoria station to Cannon Street station
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LCY - EDI
3h 32m£84–257Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LGW - EDI
3h 25m£53–156Fly London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
3h 58m£74–239Subway to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the subway from Victoria station to Tottenham Hale station
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)STN - EDI
3h 49m£48–136Train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
3h 45m£53–159Fly London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LHR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
4h 48m£86–314Fly London City Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
4h 22m£96–332
Pimlico to Edinburgh by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pimlico to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £20 - £80 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Pimlico to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 3h 25m and costs £50 - £160.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from London Victoria and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station station. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Pimlico station to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Pimlico station and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 40m.
The distance between Pimlico and Edinburgh is 396 miles. The road distance is 374.8 miles.
The best way to get from Pimlico to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 4h 40m and costs £70 - £170.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Pimlico to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Pimlico to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
Pimlico to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from King's Cross station.
The best way to get from Pimlico to Edinburgh is to train which takes 4h 40m and costs £70 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, which costs £22 - £75 and takes 8h 39m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £240 and takes 3h 58m.
What companies run services between Pimlico, Greater London, England and Edinburgh, 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 30 minutes. Tickets cost £20–70 and the journey takes 7h 50m.
- 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 Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–220
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- 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
- £19–85
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
- 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
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–350
- 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/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Victoria station to Cannon Street station
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–3
- Peak
- £2–3
Subway from Victoria station to Tottenham Hale station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–4
- Peak
- £2–4
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–26
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.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
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Pimlico to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Pimlico to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pimlico to Edinburgh is 375 miles. It takes approximately 6h 58m to drive from Pimlico to Edinburgh.
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