There are 11 ways to get from Eye to Edinburgh by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Town Hall to Tayfen Terracebus B3
- Take the train from Bury St Edmunds to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 55m£129–193Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Town Hall to Ipswich Furniture Projectbus 74 / ...
- Take the bus from Cardinal Park Cinema to Coach Stationbus 717 / ...
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Stationbus A6
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
13h 33m£57–92Drive 356.3 mi
- Drive from Eye to Edinburghcar 356.3 mi
6h 55m£90–130Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Diss to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
5h 47m£133–369Train
- Take the train from Norwich to Peterboroughtrain Norwich - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
8h 6m£150–226Bus, train via Sheffield
- Take the bus from Town Hall to Tayfen Terracebus B3
- Take the train from Ely to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 10m£179–281Line 75 bus, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Town Hall to Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Diss to Chelmsfordtrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
6h 18m£68–179Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Diss to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
6h 39m£133–361Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Diss to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
6h 31m£105–239Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Diss to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
7h 26m£116–250Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Diss to Chelmsfordtrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane STN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 23m£65–196
Eye to Edinburgh by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Eye to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £55 - £95 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Eye to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 5h 47m and costs £130 - £370.
No, there is no direct bus from Eye to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Town Hall and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Cardinal Park Cinema, Coach Station and Finchley Road / O2 Centre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Eye to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Diss and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Norwich and Peterborough. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 6m.
The distance between Eye and Edinburgh is 398 miles. The road distance is 358.4 miles.
The best way to get from Eye to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 7h 55m and costs £120 - £200.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Eye to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Eye to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Central Connect, depart from Town Hall station.
Eye to Edinburgh train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Norwich station.
The best way to get from Eye to Edinburgh is to bus which takes 13h 33m and costs £55 - £95. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £150 - £230 and takes 8h 6m.
What companies run services between Eye, Suffolk, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Town Hall to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Ipswich Furniture Project, Cardinal Park Cinema, Coach Station, and Finchley Road / O2 Centre in around 13h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Town Hall to Edinburgh Waverley via Bus Station, Rail Station, Diss, Norwich, and Peterborough in around 8h 6m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £17–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Bury St Edmunds to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Diss to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Diss to Chelmsford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Diss to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Diss to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Diss to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Diss to Chelmsford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Norwich to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Ely to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- London Overground
Train from Stratford (London) to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- London Overground
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 1279 793753
- [email protected]
- Website
- Central Connect
Bus from Town Hall to Tayfen Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Central Connect
Bus from Town Hall to Ipswich Furniture Project
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Central Connect
Bus from Town Hall to Tayfen Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Central Connect
Bus from Town Hall to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Central Connect
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Cardinal Park Cinema to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Eye to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Central Connect, arrive at Ipswich Furniture Project station.
Eye to Edinburgh train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at Peterborough station.
Yes, the driving distance between Eye to Edinburgh is 358 miles. It takes approximately 6h 55m to drive from Eye to Edinburgh.
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