There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to London by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to London International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London International Airport (YXU)plane EDI - YXU
13h 57m$668–2,521Fly Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane EDI - YYZ
- Take the bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to London, ON - VIA Railbus
12h 32m$355–1,158Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane GLA - YYZ
- Take the bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to London, ON - VIA Railbus
13h 44m$360–1,020Fly Edinburgh Airport to Detroit, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Detroit (DTW)plane EDI - DTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Detroit Airport to London, ON - 105, Wharncliffe Road South, Manor Park
16h 15m$528–1,348Fly Edinburgh Airport to Windsor Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane EDI - YQG
- Take the bus from Windsor to Londonbus
18h 32m$900–1,372
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London International Airport (YXU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to train and fly and bus which costs $360 - $1,100 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to fly and bus which takes 12h 32m and costs $350 - $1,200.
The distance between Edinburgh and London is 5500 km.
It takes approximately 13h 57m to get from Edinburgh to London, including transfers.
London is 5h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 10:14 PM in Edinburgh and 5:14 PM in London.
There are 110+ hotels available in London.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and London, ON, Canada?
Air Canada and WestJet fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London International Airport (YXU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London International Airport via Montreal, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Windsor Airport via Montreal, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Detroit via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +16474775500
- [email protected]
- Website
- onexbus.com
Bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to London, ON - VIA Rail
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.onexbus.com/
- Standard Fare
- $27–40
Bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to London, ON - VIA Rail
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.onexbus.com/
- Standard Fare
- $27–40
- Phone
- (519) 679-2707
- [email protected]
- Website
- robertq.com
Shuttle from Detroit Airport to London, ON - 105, Wharncliffe Road South, Manor Park
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $64–128
- Website
- https://robertq.com/
- Schedules at
- https://reservation.robertq.com/airbus/
- Senior/ Student
- $116
- Adult
- $128
- Child
- $64
- Senior/Student
- $122
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Windsor to London
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Windsor to London
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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