There are 12 ways to get from Hertfordshire to Edinburgh by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Waterend Lane to The George PHbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
3h 23m£44–144Train
- Take the train from Stevenage to Newark North Gatetrain London Kings Cross - Bradford Forster Square / ...
- Take the train from Newark North Gate to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
5h 46m£122–178Bus
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Stationbus 757
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to St Andrew's Housebus Ukn13
10h 41m£53–93Drive 346.9 mi
- Drive from Hertfordshire to Edinburghcar 346.9 mi
6h 19m£85–123Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Welwyn Garden City to Finsbury Parktrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
4h 32m£99–339Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Welwyn Garden City to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
4h 1m£105–331Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Finsbury Park to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
4h 37m£75–184Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Welwyn Garden City to Cambridge Southtrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
4h 25m£61–181Fly Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 12m£56–189Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Welwyn Garden City to Finsbury Parktrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LHR - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 52m£111–418Train via Peterborough
- Take the train from Stevenage to Peterboroughtrain Horsham - Peterborough / ...
- Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
5h 57m£118–208Bus, train
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 230 / ...
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway Stationbus Sky
- Take the train from Derby to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 5m£180–274
Hertfordshire to Edinburgh by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hertfordshire to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £50 - £95 and takes 10h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Hertfordshire to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which takes 3h 23m and costs £40 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Hertfordshire to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Waterend Lane and arriving at St Andrew's House via Luton Station Interchange and Finchley Road / O2 Centre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Hertfordshire to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Stevenage and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Newark North Gate. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 46m.
The distance between Hertfordshire and Edinburgh is 327 miles. The road distance is 348.9 miles.
The best way to get from Hertfordshire to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 5h 46m and costs £120 - £180.
It takes approximately 3h 23m to get from Hertfordshire to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Hertfordshire to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Green Line, depart from Luton Station Interchange.
Hertfordshire to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Stevenage station.
The best way to get from Hertfordshire to Edinburgh is to train which takes 5h 46m and costs £120 - £180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £95 and takes 10h 41m.
What companies run services between Hertfordshire, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Church Place to Edinburgh Waverley via Stevenage station, Stevenage, and Newark North Gate in around 5h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Waterend Lane to St Andrew's House via Luton Station Interchange and Finchley Road / O2 Centre in around 10h 41m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
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 Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- 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 Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stevenage to Newark North Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newark North Gate to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Stevenage to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatnorthernrail.com
Train from Welwyn Garden City to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Welwyn Garden City to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–23
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Welwyn Garden City to Cambridge South
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Welwyn Garden City to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Stevenage to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Welwyn Garden City to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Welwyn Garden City to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £10–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Finsbury Park to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Welwyn Garden City to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Stevenage to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £160–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01707 255764
- [email protected]
- Website
- unobus.info
Bus from Waterend Lane to The George PH
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- http://www.unobus.info/
- Phone
- 0844 351 1120
- [email protected]
- Website
- centrebus.info
Bus from Waterend Lane to The George PH
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- http://www.centrebus.info
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/airport-services/greenline
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to St Andrew's House
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01509 815637
- [email protected]
- Website
- kinchbus.co.uk
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.kinchbus.co.uk/
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Hertfordshire to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Green Line, arrive at Finchley Road Station.
Hertfordshire to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Newark North Gate station.
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