There are 12 ways to get from Woolacombe to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Stafford
best- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Edinburgh Waverley
9h 47m£148–374Bus via Leeds
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Station502
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
15h 12m£52–121Drive 458.2 mi
- Drive from Woolacombe to Edinburgh458.2 mi
8h 20m£112–162Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
7h 14m£67–176Train
- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St DavidsBarnstaple - Exeter Central / ...
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Edinburgh WaverleyPlymouth - Edinburgh / ...
11h 23m£73–622Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Station502
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station100 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station180 / ...
18h 34m£54–131Train to Exeter, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)EXT - EDI
6h 49m£106–257Drive to Cardiff Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Drive from Woolacombe to Cardiff Airport (CWL)
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)CWL - EDI
5h 25m£103–228Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
8h 2m£74–236Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
8h 44m£91–264Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Newcastle
- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Newcastle (NCL)BRS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
8h 40m£73–255Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Westbury (Wilts)
- Take the train from Westbury (Wilts) to Southampton Central
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SOU - EDI
9h 37m£156–346
Woolacombe to Edinburgh by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Woolacombe to Edinburgh is to bus via Leeds which costs £50 - £130 and takes 15h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Woolacombe to Edinburgh is to drive and fly which takes 5h 25m and costs £100 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Woolacombe to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Sands and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bus Station, Bus Station and Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 12m.
The distance between Woolacombe and Edinburgh is 510 miles. The road distance is 460.8 miles.
The best way to get from Woolacombe to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Stafford which takes 9h 47m and costs £140 - £380.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Woolacombe to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Woolacombe to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
The best way to get from Woolacombe to Edinburgh is to train via Stafford which takes 9h 47m and costs £140 - £380. Alternatively, you can bus via Leeds, which costs £50 - £130 and takes 15h 12m.
Woolacombe to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Woolacombe to Edinburgh is 461 miles. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Woolacombe to Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Woolacombe, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a vehicle from Woolacombe to Edinburgh Waverley via Barnstaple, Exeter St Davids, Birmingham New Street, and Stafford in around 9h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sands to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bus Station, Bus Station, and Leeds City Bus Station in around 15h 12m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–70
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 Bristol Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Exeter to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £39–41
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Westbury (Wilts)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £44–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Westbury (Wilts) to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–600
- 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
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.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
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- 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/
- 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
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Westbury (Wilts)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £55–80
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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