There are 8 ways to get from Pontypool to Edinburgh by train, car, bus, or plane
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Train via Crewe
best- Take the train from Cwmbran to Crewetrain Cardiff Central - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
7h 21m£103–223Bus, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Road to Market Square 15Abus
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
5h 27m£50–130Drive 347.7 mi
- Drive from Pontypool to Edinburghcar 347.7 mi
6h 49m£86–123Train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Cardiff Central - Edinburgh
8h 58m£224–325Bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 23m£58–185Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
6h 34m£89–185Bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BRS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 54m£70–204Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
7h 48m£136–293
Pontypool to Edinburgh by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pontypool to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which costs £50 - £130 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Pontypool to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which takes 5h 27m and costs £50 - £130.
The distance between Pontypool and Edinburgh is 366 miles. The road distance is 349.8 miles.
The best way to get from Pontypool to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Crewe which takes 7h 21m and costs £100 - £230.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Pontypool to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Pontypool to Edinburgh is 350 miles. It takes approximately 6h 49m to drive from Pontypool to Edinburgh.
There are 1667+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Pontypool, Wales and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Park Road to Edinburgh Waverley via Trussel Road, Cwmbran, and Crewe in around 7h 21m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–85
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cwmbran to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £220–320
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Bus from Park Road to Market Square 15A
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–15
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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