There are 11 ways to get from Worcester to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Stafford
best- Take the train from Worcester Foregate Street to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Edinburgh Waverley
5h 57m£86–203Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Newhall St to Leeds City Bus StationUk070 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus StationUkn11 / ...
10h 40m£30–80Drive 308.8 mi
- Drive from Worcester to Edinburgh308.8 mi
5h 21m£76–109Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Worcester Foregate Street to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
3h 44m£50–118Train
- Take the train from Worcester Foregate Street to Birmingham New StreetHereford - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh WaverleyPlymouth - Edinburgh / ...
6h 19m£52–196Train #2
- Take the train from University to Edinburgh WaverleyCardiff Central - Edinburgh
7h 5m£63–346Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Worcester Shrub Hill to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
4h 48m£62–150Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Worcester Foregate Street 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
4h 32m£55–183Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
5h 33m£99–321Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Worcester Shrub Hill 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
5h 37m£69–210Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
6h 1m£79–231
Worcester to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Worcester to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £29 - £80 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Worcester to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 3h 44m and costs £45 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Worcester station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Worcester Bus Station and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bromsgrove Bus Station, Newhall St and Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Worcester to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Worcester Foregate Street and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Birmingham New Street and Stafford. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 57m.
The distance between Worcester and Edinburgh is 321 miles. The road distance is 310.6 miles.
The best way to get from Worcester to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Stafford which takes 5h 57m and costs £85 - £210.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Worcester to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Worcester to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Newhall St station.
Worcester to Edinburgh train services, operated by West Midlands Trains, depart from Worcester Foregate Street station.
The best way to get from Worcester to Edinburgh is to train via Stafford which takes 5h 57m and costs £85 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £29 - £80 and takes 10h 40m.
What companies run services between Worcester, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Worcester Foregate Street to Edinburgh Waverley via Birmingham New Street and Stafford in around 5h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Worcester Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bromsgrove Bus Station, The Square Peg, Newhall St, and Leeds City Bus Station in around 10h 40m.
- 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 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 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 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 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
- Website
- britishairways.com
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 Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- 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
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Worcester Foregate Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.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/
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 Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from University to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–330
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Worcester Shrub Hill to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- 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/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Worcester Shrub Hill to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.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/
- 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
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Worcester to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
Worcester to Edinburgh train services, operated by West Midlands Trains, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Worcester to Edinburgh is 311 miles. It takes approximately 5h 21m to drive from Worcester to Edinburgh.
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