There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Hertfordshire by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Yorktrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from York to Stevenagetrain Newcastle - London Kings Cross / ...
5h 1m£120–210Fly Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the bus from Harpenden station to Waterend Lanebus
3h 32m£40–152Bus
- Take the bus from North St David Street to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 839
10h 9m£58–96Drive 347.8 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Hertfordshirecar 347.8 mi
6h 20m£87–125Train via Newark on Trent
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newark North Gatetrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from Newark North Gate to Stevenagetrain Bradford Forster Square - London Kings Cross / ...
5h 10m£123–174Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Milton Keynes Centraltrain Edinburgh - London Euston
- Take the bus from Central station to Luton Station Interchangebus Mk1
7h 20m£127–197Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Welwyn Garden Citytrain
4h 40m£88–266Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from Finsbury Park to Welwyn Garden Citytrain
4h 16m£54–160Fly Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Welwyn Garden Citytrain
4h 25m£98–316Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
4h 9m£50–168Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane EDI - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Finsbury Parktrain
4h 52m£70–168Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
5h 12m£70–206
Edinburgh to Hertfordshire by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Hertfordshire is to bus which costs £55 - £100 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Hertfordshire is to fly and bus which takes 3h 32m and costs £40 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Hertfordshire. However, there are services departing from North St David Street and arriving at Waterend Lane via Milton Keynes Coachway and Luton Station Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Hertfordshire. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Stevenage via York. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 1m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Hertfordshire is 371 miles. The road distance is 349.8 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Hertfordshire without a car is to train which takes 5h 1m and costs £120 - £210.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Edinburgh to Hertfordshire, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Hertfordshire bus services, operated by National Express, depart from North St David Street station.
Edinburgh to Hertfordshire train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Hertfordshire is to train which takes 5h 1m and costs £120 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £100 and takes 10h 9m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Hertfordshire, England?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to St Mary's Church via York, Stevenage, and Bus Station in around 5h 1m. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from North St David Street to Milton Keynes Coachway twice a week. Tickets cost £50–90 and the journey takes 8h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £21–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
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
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
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 Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
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
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–350
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newark North Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newark North Gate to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Welwyn Garden City
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Finsbury Park to Welwyn Garden City
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Welwyn Garden City
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Welwyn Garden City
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Finsbury Park to Welwyn Garden City
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Welwyn Garden City
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–23
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from North St David Street to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01707 255764
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uno
Bus from Harpenden station to Waterend Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Uno
- Phone
- 0844 351 1120
- [email protected]
- Website
- Centrebus
Bus from Harpenden station to Waterend Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Centrebus
- Phone
- 01733207860
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Central station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Central station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Hertfordshire bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Milton Keynes Coachway station.
Edinburgh to Hertfordshire train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at York station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Hertfordshire is 350 miles. It takes approximately 6h 20m to drive from Edinburgh to Hertfordshire.
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