There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to The Tank Museum by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Wooltrain London Waterloo - Weymouth
7h 42m£187–288Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Heathrow Airportbus Ukxn10
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Bournemouthbus Uk061
13h£73–112Drive 427.5 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to The Tank Museumcar 427.5 mi
7h 59m£108–156Fly Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane EDI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Wooltrain
4h 51m£106–242Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Streettrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bournemouthtrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
10h 18m£206–366Bus via London
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Stationbus 035 / ...
13h 36m£77–122Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bournemouth Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bournemouth Airport (BOH)plane EDI - BOH
3h 40m£102–250Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Wooltrain
5h 46m£73–246Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Wooltrain
6h 48m£136–394Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Wooltrain
7h 24m£96–230
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to The Tank Museum is to bus which costs £70 - £120 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to The Tank Museum is to fly which takes 3h 40m and costs £100 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to The Tank Museum. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Bournemouth via London Heathrow Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to The Tank Museum. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Wool via Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 42m.
The distance between Edinburgh and The Tank Museum is 523 miles. The road distance is 430 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to The Tank Museum without a car is to train which takes 7h 42m and costs £180 - £290.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Edinburgh to The Tank Museum, including transfers.
Edinburgh to The Tank Museum bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to The Tank Museum train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to The Tank Museum is to train which takes 7h 42m and costs £180 - £290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £120 and takes 13h, you could also fly, which costs £100 - £250 and takes 3h 40m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and The Tank Museum, England?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to The Tank Museum via London Kings Cross, Euston station, Waterloo Station, London Waterloo, and Wool in around 7h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to The Tank Museum via London Heathrow Airport, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, and Wool in around 13h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bournemouth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–150
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Wool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Wool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Wool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Wool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Wool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to The Tank Museum bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Heathrow Airport station.
Edinburgh to The Tank Museum train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to The Tank Museum is 430 miles. It takes approximately 7h 59m to drive from Edinburgh to The Tank Museum.
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