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How to get fromEdinburgh to Elephant and Castleby train, bus, car, plane, or subway

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There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Elephant and Castle by train, bus, car, plane, or subway

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
    4h 23m
    £134–183

  2. Bus via Victoria Coach Station

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus Ukxn10 / ...
    8h 39m
    £46–67

  3. Drive  373.2 mi

    1. Drive from Edinburgh to Elephant and Castlecar car 373.2 mi
    7h 6m
    £92–133

  4. Fly Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane plane EDI - LCY
    3h 29m
    £88–294

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from North St David Street to Marble Archbus bus 839
    10h 8m
    £66–107

  6. Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport, subway

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane plane EDI - LHR
    2. Take the subway from Paddington station to Elephant & Castle stationsubway subway
    3h 42m
    £84–278

  7. Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane plane EDI - LGW
    2. Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain train
    3h 34m
    £56–150

  8. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport, train

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane plane EDI - LTN
    2. Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    3h 45m
    £50–158

  9. Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane plane EDI - STN
    3h 58m
    £48–148

  10. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London City Airport

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane plane GLA - LCY
    4h 6m
    £84–359

  11. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport, train

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane plane EDI - BHX
    2. Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain train
    4h 24m
    £62–198

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY) flights

Calendar53Weekly Planes
Duration2h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket£63Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 394.3 mi
  • Duration: 4h 23m

What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Elephant and Castle, England?

London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross hourly. Tickets cost £130–180 and the journey takes 4h 8m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria hourly. Tickets cost £40–70 and the journey takes 8h 5m.

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