There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Paddington by train, bus, car, plane or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train • 4h 30m
Cheapest option
Bus • 8h 29m
9 alternative options
Train via Sheffield • 6h 47m
Drive • 6h 48m
Fly Edinburgh to London Heathrow • 3h 18m
Fly Edinburgh to London City, train • 3h 46m
Fly Edinburgh to London Luton, bus • 4h 29m
Fly Edinburgh to Birmingham, train • 4h 32m
Edinburgh to Paddington by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Paddington is to bus which costs £26 - £70 and takes 8h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Paddington is to fly which takes 3h 18m and costs £50 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Paddington. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Paddington Eastbourne Terrace via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Paddington. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh and arriving at Paddington via King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 30m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Paddington is 395 miles. The road distance is 378.4 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Paddington without a car is to train which takes 4h 30m and costs £150 - £220.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Edinburgh to Paddington, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Paddington bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Paddington train services, operated by LNER, depart from Edinburgh station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Paddington is to train which takes 4h 30m and costs £150 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £26 - £70 and takes 8h 29m, you could also fly, which costs £50 - £260 and takes 3h 18m.
- Distance: 395.2 miles
- Duration: 4h 30m
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Paddington, England?
LNER operates a train from Edinburgh to King's Cross hourly. Tickets cost £150 - £220 and the journey takes 4h 17m. Alternatively, Megabus UK operates a bus from Bus Station to London Victoria 5 times a day. Tickets cost £24 - £35 and the journey takes 8h 1m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £280
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60 - £350
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £350
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200 - £950
Flights from Glasgow to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £370
Flights from Glasgow to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110 - £550
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130 - £470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £220
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £220
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £190
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £190
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £170
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £310
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £15 - £160
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £290
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £29 - £230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23 - £200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £350
Flights from Glasgow to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110 - £550
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130 - £470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190 - £950
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150 - £220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £150 - £220
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110 - £340
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £110 - £170
- 1st Class
- £240 - £340
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- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50 - £80
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables
- 1st Class
- £50 - £75
- Standard
- £50 - £80
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Custom House to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3 - £6
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Contactless Off Peak
- £3 - £5
- Contactless Peak
- £4 - £6
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £14
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £14
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15 - £21
- Schedules at
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Anytime Standard
- £15 - £21
Comprised of 11 lines and 270 stations, the London Underground (known to locals as the Tube) is the most popular way to navigate the English capital, including to/from Heathrow Airport via the Piccadilly Line. Purchase an Oyster card (an electronic smartcard that you use to touch on and off at Tube stations) at any station for the cheapest fares. Most stations have WiFi, but not all trains and stations are air-conditioned. On weekends, a 24-hour service runs on selected lines.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Liverpool Street station to Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2 - £4
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2 - £3
- Peak
- £2 - £4
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13 - £29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13 - £18
- 1st Class
- £20 - £29
- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35 - £120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £80 - £120
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24 - £35
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
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One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35 - £55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45 - £65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Luton Airport to London Paddington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13 - £20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Edinburgh to Paddington bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at London Victoria station.
Edinburgh to Paddington train services, operated by LNER, arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Paddington is 378 miles. It takes approximately 6h 48m to drive from Edinburgh to Paddington.
Book your Edinburgh to Paddington bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 15510+ hotels available in Paddington. Prices start at £79 per night.