There are 12 ways to get from Royston to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via York
best- Take the train from Stevenage to YorkLondon Kings Cross - Newcastle / ...
- Take the train from York to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
5h 15m£74–231Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Trumpington Park-and-Ride to Coach Station727 / ...
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road StationA6
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
11h 31m£42–109Drive 331.8 mi
- Drive from Royston to Edinburgh331.8 mi
6h 5m£81–117Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Royston to Cambridge
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)STN - EDI
4h£43–130Train
- Take the train from Cambridge to PeterboroughStansted Airport - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
6h 11m£85–130Train via Sheffield
- Take the train from Royston to Ely
- Take the train from Ely to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
8h 40m£82–258Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Royston to Farringdon
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LCY - EDI
4h 18m£104–318Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Royston to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
4h 22m£66–189Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Royston to Farringdon
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
4h 43m£102–301Fly London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)STN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
4h 48m£56–210Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Royston to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl 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 10m£68–244Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Royston to Farringdon
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)LHR - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
6h 9m£87–385
Royston to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Royston to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £40 - £110 and takes 11h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Royston to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 4h and costs £40 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Royston station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Trumpington Park-and-Ride, Coach Station and Finchley Road / O2 Centre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Royston to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Royston and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Stevenage and York. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 15m.
The distance between Royston and Edinburgh is 382 miles. The road distance is 333.8 miles.
The best way to get from Royston to Edinburgh without a car is to train via York which takes 5h 15m and costs £70 - £240.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Royston to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Royston to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Trumpington Park-and-Ride station.
Royston to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Stevenage station.
The best way to get from Royston to Edinburgh is to train via York which takes 5h 15m and costs £70 - £240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £110 and takes 11h 31m.
What companies run services between Royston, Hertfordshire, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Royston to Edinburgh Waverley via Stevenage and York in around 5h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via The Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ride, Trumpington Park-and-Ride, Coach Station, and Finchley Road / O2 Centre in around 11h 31m.
- 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 Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- 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 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- 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
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 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
- 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
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- 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 Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stevenage to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–95
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cambridge to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Royston to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–11
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Royston to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Royston to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.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/
Train from Royston to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–11
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Royston to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Ely to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40–65
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
- 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
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Trumpington Park-and-Ride to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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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Royston to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Coach Station.
Royston to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at York station.
Yes, the driving distance between Royston to Edinburgh is 334 miles. It takes approximately 6h 5m to drive from Royston to Edinburgh.
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