There are 8 ways to get from Falkirk to Scunthorpe by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Dunblane - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncastertrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
4h 50m£91–216Bus, train via Sheffield
cheapest- Take the bus from Weir Street to Princes Streetbus X38
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Meadowhall Interchange/B1bus
- Take the train from Meadowhall to Scunthorpetrain
8h 58m£42–141Drive 259.1 mi
- Drive from Falkirk to Scunthorpecar 259.1 mi
4h 37m£63–92Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Scunthorpetrain
6h 15m£103–208Bus, train
- Take the bus from Weir Street to Princes Streetbus X38
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Scunthorpetrain
8h 2m£160–233Fly Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Scunthorpetrain
6h 19m£88–194Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Scunthorpetrain
6h 42m£140–412Fly 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 London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Doncastertrain
6h 22m£111–281
Falkirk to Scunthorpe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Falkirk to Scunthorpe is to bus and train via Sheffield which costs £40 - £150 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Falkirk to Scunthorpe is to drive which takes 4h 37m and costs £60 - £95.
No, there is no direct train from Falkirk to Scunthorpe. However, there are services departing from Falkirk Grahamston and arriving at Scunthorpe via Edinburgh Waverley and Doncaster. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 50m.
The distance between Falkirk and Scunthorpe is 285 miles. The road distance is 260.6 miles.
The best way to get from Falkirk to Scunthorpe without a car is to train which takes 4h 50m and costs £90 - £220.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Falkirk to Scunthorpe, including transfers.
Falkirk to Scunthorpe train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Falkirk Grahamston station.
Falkirk to Scunthorpe train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Falkirk to Scunthorpe is 261 miles. It takes approximately 4h 37m to drive from Falkirk to Scunthorpe.
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What companies run services between Falkirk, Scotland and Scunthorpe, England?
You can take a train from Falkirk Grahamston to Scunthorpe via Edinburgh Waverley and Doncaster in around 4h 50m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
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
- £100–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
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
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Meadowhall to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from King's Cross to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from King's Cross to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Hull Trains
- Phone
- +44 345 603 4852
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from King's Cross to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from King's Cross to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Doncaster to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- 03330 16 61 62
- [email protected]
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
Bus from Weir Street to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
Bus from Weir Street to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Meadowhall Interchange/B1
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Meadowhall Interchange/B1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- National Express
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