There are 11 ways to get from Sleaford to Edinburgh by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Grantham to YorkLondon Kings Cross - Newcastle / ...
- Take the train from York to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
4h 23m£58–164Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sleaford to Nottingham
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
5h 48m£57–180Drive 264.3 mi
- Drive from Sleaford to Edinburgh264.3 mi
4h 59m£65–93Train via Doncaster
- Take the train from Sleaford to DoncasterPeterborough - Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
4h 37m£69–114Train via Leeds
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to LeedsLincoln Central - Leeds
- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh WaverleyPlymouth - Edinburgh / ...
7h 41m£64–143Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Sleaford to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)STN - EDI
5h 48m£58–178Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LCY - EDI
5h 17m£116–357Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Sleaford to Grantham
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
5h 47m£101–330Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
5h 17m£79–250Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Sleaford to Nottingham
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
6h 36m£62–245Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Cross
- 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
6h 6m£81–305
Sleaford to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sleaford to Edinburgh is to drive which costs £60 - £95 and takes 4h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Sleaford to Edinburgh is to train which takes 4h 23m and costs £55 - £170.
No, there is no direct train from Sleaford to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Sleaford and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Grantham and York. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 23m.
The distance between Sleaford and Edinburgh is 304 miles. The road distance is 265.8 miles.
The best way to get from Sleaford to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 4h 23m and costs £55 - £170.
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Sleaford to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Sleaford to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Grantham station.
Sleaford to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at York station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sleaford to Edinburgh is 266 miles. It takes approximately 4h 59m to drive from Sleaford to Edinburgh.
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What companies run services between Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Sleaford to Edinburgh Waverley via Grantham and York in around 4h 23m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–80
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
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, 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
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
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 Grantham to York
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- 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 Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- 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 Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sleaford to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–28
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sleaford to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £19–30
Train from Sleaford to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sleaford to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–10
- Website
- https://www.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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £270–320
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
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lincoln Central to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–50
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- 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
- +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/
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