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 Yorktrain London Kings Cross - Newcastle / ...
- Take the train from York to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
5h 17m£123–246Train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Royston to Hitchintrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
4h 28m£45–141Bus
- Take the bus from Trumpington Park-and-Ride to Coach Stationbus 727 / ...
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Stationbus A6
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
11h 12m£47–90Drive 331.8 mi
- Drive from Royston to Edinburghcar 331.8 mi
6h 8m£83–120Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Royston to Cambridge Southtrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
3h 56m£49–154Train
- Take the train from Cambridge to Peterboroughtrain Stansted Airport - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
6h 16m£129–191Train via Sheffield
- Take the train from Royston to Elytrain
- Take the train from Ely to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 4m£203–313Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Royston to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
4h 15m£120–345Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Royston to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
4h 35m£108–324Fly London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane STN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 41m£48–199Fly Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 13m£56–166Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Royston to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LHR - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 55m£120–398
Royston to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Royston to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £45 - £90 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Royston to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 3h 56m and costs £45 - £160.
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 12m.
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 17m.
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 17m and costs £120 - £250.
It takes approximately 5h 17m 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 17m and costs £120 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £90 and takes 11h 12m.
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 17m. 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 12m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £21–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- 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
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cambridge to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- 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/
Train from Royston to Cambridge South
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–15
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Royston to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Royston to Hitchin
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Royston to Cambridge South
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Royston to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Royston to Hitchin
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Ely to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- 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
- £20–40
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- 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
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- 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
- £4–12
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- 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 8m to drive from Royston to Edinburgh.
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