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How to get fromBury St Edmunds to Edinburghby train, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Bury St Edmunds to Edinburgh by train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Bury St Edmunds to Peterboroughtrain train Ipswich - Peterborough / ...
    2. Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
    5h 39m
    £126–190

  2. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bury St Edmunds to Cambridgetrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane STN - GLA
    3. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    5h 31m
    £53–184

  3. Drive  345.6 mi

    1. Drive from Bury St Edmunds to Edinburghcar car 345.6 mi
    6h 42m
    £86–123

  4. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Bury St Edmunds to Cambridgetrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane STN - EDI
    4h 29m
    £54–159

  5. Train via Sheffield

    1. Take the train from Ely to Sheffieldtrain train Norwich - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
    2. Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
    8h 57m
    £177–278

  6. Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Stowmarket to Stratford (London)train train
    2. Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane LCY - EDI
    5h 16m
    £129–364

  7. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Bury St Edmunds to Cambridgetrain train
    2. Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    4. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane LTN - EDI
    5h 23m
    £89–221

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Bury St Edmunds to Cambridgetrain train
    2. Take the train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane LGW - EDI
    6h 4m
    £104–211

  9. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Stowmarket to Stratford (London)train train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane LHR - EDI
    6h 9m
    £129–346

Bury St Edmunds to Edinburgh by train

Calendar53Weekly Trains
Duration5h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket£126Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 368.9 mi
  • Duration: 5h 39m

What companies run services between Bury St Edmunds, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?

You can take a train from Bury St Edmunds to Edinburgh Waverley via Peterborough in around 5h 39m.

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