There are 8 ways to get from Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Kirkcaldytrain
2h 23m£60–142Fly London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LGW - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Kirkcaldytrain
3h 33m£55–178Train
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kirkcaldytrain
6h 10m£153–240Bus
- Take the bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus Oxf
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Stationbus X58
13h 35m£59–218Drive 431.3 mi
- Drive from Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldycar 431.3 mi
8h 22m£104–151Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Kirkcaldytrain
4h 5m£118–353Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Kirkcaldytrain
4h 41m£100–320Train, bus
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Stationbus X58
9h 34m£246–379
Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy is to fly and train which costs £60 - £150 and takes 2h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy is to fly and train which takes 2h 23m and costs £60 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Gatwick Airport station to Kirkcaldy station. However, there are services departing from South Terminal Coach Station and arriving at Bus Station via Heathrow Central Bus Station and Edinburgh, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy. However, there are services departing from Gatwick Airport and arriving at Kirkcaldy via King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 10m.
The distance between Gatwick Airport and Kirkcaldy is 380 miles. The road distance is 433.8 miles.
The best way to get from Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy without a car is to train which takes 6h 10m and costs £150 - £240.
It takes approximately 2h 23m to get from Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy, including transfers.
Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy bus services, operated by Oxford Bus Company, depart from South Terminal Coach Station.
Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Gatwick Airport station.
The best way to get from Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy is to train which takes 6h 10m and costs £150 - £240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £220 and takes 13h 35m.
What companies run services between Gatwick Airport, England and Kirkcaldy, Scotland?
You can take a train from Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy via London St Pancras International, King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 6h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Bus Station via Heathrow Central Bus Station and Edinburgh, Bus Station in around 13h 35m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Kirkcaldy
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kirkcaldy
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Kirkcaldy
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Kirkcaldy
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Kirkcaldy
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kirkcaldy
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Haymarket to Kirkcaldy
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kirkcaldy
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Kirkcaldy
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–210
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kirkcaldy
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
Bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
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More Questions & Answers
Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy bus services, operated by Oxford Bus Company, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy is 434 miles. It takes approximately 8h 22m to drive from Gatwick Airport to Kirkcaldy.
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