There are 12 ways to get from Stroud to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Wolverhampton
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Wolverhamptontrain Bristol Temple Meads - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
7h 31m£138–231Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Arle Court Transport Hub to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 100 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Meadowhall Interchange/A2bus 131 / ...
- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
12h 30m£51–174Drive 342.3 mi
- Drive from Stroud to Edinburghcar 342.3 mi
6h£85–122Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Stroud (Glos) to Cheltenham Spatrain
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
4h 34m£72–158Train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
7h 32m£208–306Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Manchester Piccadillytrain Bristol Temple Meads - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh
8h 10m£153–251Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Stroud (Glos) to Swindontrain
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
4h 48m£76–174Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Stroud (Glos) to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
4h 36m£126–383Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Stroud (Glos) to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
5h 16m£104–263Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 48m£71–206Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 34m£71–195Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Stroud (Glos) to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
5h 27m£138–292
Stroud to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stroud to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £50 - £180 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Stroud to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 4h 34m and costs £70 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Stroud to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Merrywalks and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Transport Hub, Arle Court Transport Hub, Birmingham Coach Station and Meadowhall Interchange/B1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Stroud to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Stroud (Glos) and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Cheltenham Spa and Wolverhampton. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 31m.
The distance between Stroud and Edinburgh is 359 miles. The road distance is 344.2 miles.
The best way to get from Stroud to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Wolverhampton which takes 7h 31m and costs £130 - £240.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Stroud to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Stroud to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Arle Court Transport Hub station.
Stroud to Edinburgh train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Cheltenham Spa station.
The best way to get from Stroud to Edinburgh is to train via Wolverhampton which takes 7h 31m and costs £130 - £240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £180 and takes 12h 30m.
What companies run services between Stroud, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Stroud (Glos) to Edinburgh Waverley via Cheltenham Spa and Wolverhampton in around 7h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Merrywalks to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Transport Hub arrival, Transport Hub, Golden Valley Hotel, Arle Court Transport Hub, Birmingham Coach Station, Meadowhall Interchange/A2, and Meadowhall Interchange/B1 in around 12h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £28–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £120–360
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £200–290
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wolverhampton to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Stroud (Glos) to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Stroud (Glos) to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Stroud (Glos) to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Stroud (Glos) to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Stroud (Glos) to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)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/
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
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- 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 Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Arle Court Transport Hub to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Meadowhall Interchange/A2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Stroud to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Stroud to Edinburgh train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Wolverhampton station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stroud to Edinburgh is 344 miles. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Stroud to Edinburgh.
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