There are 7 ways to get from Bala to Edinburgh by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from White Lion to Wrexham Bus Station 5bus T3 / ...
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
7h 15m£81–141Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from White Lion to Wrexham Bus Station 5bus T3 / ...
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 830
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
10h 5m£49–97Drive 269.2 mi
- Drive from Bala to Edinburghcar 269.2 mi
5h 4m£68–98Bus to Liverpool, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Y Badell Aur to Wrexham Fire Stationbus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
7h 56m£82–208Bus, train via Manchester
- Take the bus from White Lion to Wrexham Bus Station 5bus T3 / ...
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 9m£84–144Bus, train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Y Badell Aur to Wrexham Fire Stationbus
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
7h 47m£70–159Bus, train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the bus from Y Badell Aur to Wrexham Fire Stationbus
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 51m£65–168
Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bala to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £45 - £100 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Bala to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 5h 4m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Bala to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from White Lion and arriving at Princes Street via Wrexham Bus Station 7, Chester Bus Interchange and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 5m.
The distance between Bala and Edinburgh is 284 miles. The road distance is 270.8 miles.
The best way to get from Bala to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 7h 15m and costs £80 - £150.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Bala to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Bala to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Lloyd's Coaches, depart from White Lion station.
Bala to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Lloyd's Coaches, arrive at Wrexham Bus Station 5.
Yes, the driving distance between Bala to Edinburgh is 271 miles. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Bala to Edinburgh.
There are 2808+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Bala, Wales and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from White Lion to Princes Street via Wrexham Bus Station 7, Railway Station, Chester Bus Interchange, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 10h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wrexham General to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wrexham General to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 1654 702100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from White Lion to Wrexham Bus Station 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from White Lion to Wrexham Bus Station 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from Y Badell Aur to Wrexham Fire Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from White Lion to Wrexham Bus Station 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from Y Badell Aur to Wrexham Fire Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from Y Badell Aur to Wrexham Fire Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £8–17
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