There are 11 ways to get from Rayleigh to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Rayleigh to London Liverpool StreetSouthend Victoria - London Liverpool Street
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
5h 24m£86–197Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road StationA6
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus StationUkxn10 / ...
10h 57m£33–90Drive 382.9 mi
- Drive from Rayleigh to Edinburgh382.9 mi
6h 54m£94–135Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rayleigh to Stratford (London)
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LCY - EDI
3h 44m£92–288Train via Chesterfield
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Leicester
- Take the train from Leicester to Chesterfield
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverley
10h 23m£65–308Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rayleigh to London Liverpool Street
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)STN - EDI
4h 28m£62–166Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rayleigh to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LGW - EDI
4h 29m£73–192Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rayleigh to Stratford (London)
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
4h 40m£97–295Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rayleigh to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
4h 29m£71–202Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Rayleigh to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
5h 18m£73–257Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Rayleigh to London Liverpool Street
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)STN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
5h 17m£75–246
Rayleigh to Edinburgh by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rayleigh to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £30 - £90 and takes 10h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Rayleigh to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 3h 44m and costs £90 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Rayleigh to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from The Library and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bus Station, Coach Station and Finchley Road / O2 Centre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Rayleigh to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Rayleigh and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Liverpool Street station and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 24m.
The distance between Rayleigh and Edinburgh is 428 miles. The road distance is 385.2 miles.
The best way to get from Rayleigh to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 5h 24m and costs £85 - £200.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Rayleigh to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Rayleigh to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Rayleigh to Edinburgh train services, operated by Greater Anglia, depart from Rayleigh station.
The best way to get from Rayleigh to Edinburgh is to train which takes 5h 24m and costs £85 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £90 and takes 10h 57m.
What companies run services between Rayleigh, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Rayleigh to Edinburgh Waverley via London Liverpool Street, Liverpool Street station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, and King's Cross in around 5h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Library to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bus Station, Coach Station, and Finchley Road / O2 Centre in around 10h 57m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
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 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–120
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
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–100
- 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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- 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
Train from Rayleigh to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Rayleigh to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- 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/
Train from Stansted Airport to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Leicester to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–19
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- 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
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Rayleigh to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Finchley Road Station.
Rayleigh to Edinburgh train services, operated by Greater Anglia, arrive at London Liverpool Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rayleigh to Edinburgh is 385 miles. It takes approximately 6h 54m to drive from Rayleigh to Edinburgh.
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