There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Betws-y-Coed by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Llandudno Junctiontrain Manchester Airport - Holyhead / ...
6h 30m£100–158Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 802
- Take the train from Chester to Conwytrain
10h 46m£66–119Drive 274.5 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Betws-y-Coedcar 274.5 mi
5h 15m£69–99Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Llandudno Junctiontrain
8h 17m£92–216Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Conwytrain Manchester Airport - Holyhead / ...
7h 43m£96–160Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane EDI - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Llandudno Junctiontrain
8h 58m£90–212Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Llandudno Junctiontrain
8h 7m£82–192
Edinburgh to Betws-y-Coed by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Betws-y-Coed is to bus and train which costs £65 - £120 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Betws-y-Coed is to drive which takes 5h 15m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Betws-y-Coed. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Betws-y-Coed via Warrington Bank Quay and Llandudno Junction. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 30m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Betws-y-Coed is 296 miles. The road distance is 276.1 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Betws-y-Coed without a car is to train which takes 6h 30m and costs £100 - £160.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Edinburgh to Betws-y-Coed, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Betws-y-Coed train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Edinburgh to Betws-y-Coed train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Warrington Bank Quay station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Betws-y-Coed is 276 miles. It takes approximately 5h 15m to drive from Edinburgh to Betws-y-Coed.
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What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Betws-y-Coed, Wales?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Betws-y-Coed via Warrington Bank Quay and Llandudno Junction in around 6h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Llandudno Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Llandudno Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Conwy
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Llandudno Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Conwy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Llandudno Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–29
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £8–17
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
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