There are 8 ways to get from Harlech 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 Porthmadog Park Stand B to Bangor stationbus 1
- Take the train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 3mDrive 293.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Harlech to Edinburghcar 293.9 mi
5h 39m£73–105Bus
- Take the bus from Jubilee Road to Wrexham Fire Stationbus T3 / ...
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 830
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
13h 18m£94–152Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Harlech to Machynllethtrain
- Take the train from Machynlleth to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
8h 4m£84–189Train
- Take the train from Harlech to Machynllethtrain
- Take the train from Machynlleth to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 16m£92–202Bus, train via Manchester
- Take the bus from Porthmadog Park Stand B to Bangor stationbus 1
- Take the train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 48mBus, train to Liverpool, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Porthmadog Park Stand B to Bangor stationbus
- Take the train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Chestertrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
9h 41mTrain, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Harlech to Machynllethtrain
- Take the train from Machynlleth to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 1m£80–194
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Harlech to Edinburgh is to drive which costs £70 - £110 and takes 5h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Harlech to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 5h 39m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Harlech to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Maes Parcio Cefn-coed and arriving at Princes Street via Jubilee Road, Higher Kinnerton Church, Chester Bus Interchange and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Harlech to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Harlech and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Machynlleth, Shrewsbury and Crewe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 16m.
The distance between Harlech and Edinburgh is 335 miles. The road distance is 295.6 miles.
The best way to get from Harlech to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Harlech to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Harlech to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Lloyd's Coaches, depart from Jubilee Road station.
Harlech to Edinburgh train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Harlech station.
The best way to get from Harlech to Edinburgh is to bus which takes 13h 18m and costs £90 - £160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £90 - £210 and takes 9h 16m.
What companies run services between Harlech, Wales and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Maes Parcio Cefn-coed to Princes Street via Jubilee Road, Wrexham Fire Station, Higher Kinnerton Church, Chester Bus Interchange, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 13h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Harlech to Edinburgh Waverley via Machynlleth, Shrewsbury, and Crewe in around 9h 16m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Harlech to Machynlleth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Machynlleth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Harlech to Machynlleth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Machynlleth to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Harlech to Machynlleth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Machynlleth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- 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
- Website
- TaithCymru
Bus from Porthmadog Park Stand B to Bangor station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- TaithCymru
Bus from Porthmadog Park Stand B to Bangor station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- TaithCymru
Bus from Porthmadog Park Stand B to Bangor station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- TaithCymru
- Phone
- +44 1654 702100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from Jubilee Road to Wrexham Fire Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £8–17
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Booking & Getting There
Harlech to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Lloyd's Coaches, arrive at Wrexham Fire Station.
Harlech to Edinburgh train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Machynlleth station.
Yes, the driving distance between Harlech to Edinburgh is 296 miles. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Harlech to Edinburgh.
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