There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to London Paddington by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via London Kings Cross
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
4h 25m£136–194Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus Ukxn10 / ...
8h 3m£45–73Drive 369.9 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to London Paddingtoncar 369.9 mi
6h 54m£90–130Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
3h 16m£80–284Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain Edinburgh - London Euston
6h 19m£123–241Fly Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the train from Custom House to London Paddingtontrain
3h 39m£96–322Fly Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
3h 49m£56–174Fly 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 Farringdontrain
3h 58m£66–164Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from Liverpool Street Station to London Paddingtontrain
4h 7m£52–162Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
4h 5m£82–368Fly 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
4h 35m£68–194
Edinburgh to London Paddington by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to London Paddington is to bus which costs £45 - £75 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to London Paddington is to fly which takes 3h 16m and costs £75 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to London Paddington station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Paddington Station via Finchley Road Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to London Paddington. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Paddington via King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 25m.
The distance between Edinburgh and London Paddington is 395 miles. The road distance is 372 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to London Paddington without a car is to train via London Kings Cross which takes 4h 25m and costs £130 - £200.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from Edinburgh to London Paddington, including transfers.
Edinburgh to London Paddington bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to London Paddington train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to London Paddington is to train via London Kings Cross which takes 4h 25m and costs £130 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £75 and takes 8h 3m, you could also fly, which costs £75 - £290 and takes 3h 16m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and London Paddington, England?
London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross hourly. Tickets cost £130–190 and the journey takes 4h 8m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre every 30 minutes. Tickets cost £40–75 and the journey takes 7h 35m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–330
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Custom House to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Liverpool Street Station to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- £20–40
- 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
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to London Paddington bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Edinburgh to London Paddington train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to London Paddington is 372 miles. It takes approximately 6h 54m to drive from Edinburgh to London Paddington.
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