There are 11 ways to get from Swindon to Dunbar by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Newcastle upon Tyne
best- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Take the train from King's Cross to Newcastle
- Take the train from Newcastle to Dunbar
6h 10m£83–320Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Regent Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Waterloo Place to High StreetX7
13h 18m£45–117Drive 360.2 mi
- Drive from Swindon to Dunbar360.2 mi
6h 27m£91–131Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
5h 7m£69–154Train
- Take the train from Swindon to Cheltenham SpaLondon Paddington - Cheltenham Spa / ...
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to DunbarPlymouth - Edinburgh / ...
7h 29m£163–488Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LCY - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
5h 35m£127–433Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
5h 26m£114–394Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
5h 56m£89–320Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Newcastle (NCL)BRS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Dunbar
5h 46m£68–179Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Swindon to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SOU - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
6h 4m£134–338Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Swindon to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
6h 31m£91–289
Swindon to Dunbar by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swindon to Dunbar is to bus which costs £40 - £120 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Swindon to Dunbar is to train and fly which takes 5h 7m and costs £65 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Swindon to Dunbar. However, there are services departing from Regent Circus and arriving at High Street via Heathrow Central Bus Station and Waterloo Place. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Swindon to Dunbar. However, there are services departing from Swindon and arriving at Dunbar via Paddington, King's Cross and Newcastle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 10m.
The distance between Swindon and Dunbar is 444 miles. The road distance is 362.3 miles.
The best way to get from Swindon to Dunbar without a car is to train via Newcastle upon Tyne which takes 6h 10m and costs £80 - £320.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Swindon to Dunbar, including transfers.
Swindon to Dunbar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Regent Circus station.
Swindon to Dunbar train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Swindon station.
The best way to get from Swindon to Dunbar is to train via Newcastle upon Tyne which takes 6h 10m and costs £80 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £120 and takes 13h 18m.
What companies run services between Swindon, England and Dunbar, Scotland?
You can take a train from Swindon to Dunbar via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, King's Cross, and Newcastle in around 6h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Regent Circus to High Street via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Edinburgh, Bus Station, and Waterloo Place in around 13h 18m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–460
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £150–220
- 1st Class
- £330–460
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Regent Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- hello@eastcoastbuses.co.uk
- Website
- eastcoastbuses.co.uk
Bus from Waterloo Place to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- East Coast Buses
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More Questions & Answers
Swindon to Dunbar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Swindon to Dunbar train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Swindon to Dunbar is 362 miles. It takes approximately 6h 27m to drive from Swindon to Dunbar.
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