There are 11 ways to get from Kings Cross to Saint Andrews by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cupartrain Edinburgh - Dundee / ...
6h£157–227Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Overgatebus Ukn11
13h 19m£57–107Drive 420.9 mi
- Drive from Kings Cross to Saint Andrewscar 420.9 mi
8h£102–147Fly London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Cupartrain
5h 3m£113–332Train
- Take the train from London Euston to Dundeetrain London Euston - Inverness
9h 4m£155–239Fly London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Cupartrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Bus Stationbus
5h 24m£99–335Fly London Heathrow Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport, line 99 bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane LHR - DND
- Take the bus from Seagate Bus Station to Bus Stationbus
5h 1m£121–314Train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Cupartrain
5h 4m£72–204Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Cupartrain
5h 20m£84–199Fly London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Cupartrain
5h 20m£70–204Fly London City Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundeetrain
6h 10m£121–408
Kings Cross to Saint Andrews by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kings Cross to Saint Andrews is to bus which costs £55 - £110 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Kings Cross to Saint Andrews is to fly and line 99 bus which takes 5h 1m and costs £120 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from Kings Cross to Saint Andrews station. However, there are services departing from Finchley Road / O2 Centre and arriving at Bus Station via Crichton Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Kings Cross to Saint Andrews. However, there are services departing from King's Cross and arriving at Cupar via Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h.
The distance between Kings Cross and Saint Andrews is 446 miles. The road distance is 423.4 miles.
The best way to get from Kings Cross to Saint Andrews without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 6h and costs £150 - £230.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Kings Cross to Saint Andrews, including transfers.
Kings Cross to Saint Andrews bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Kings Cross to Saint Andrews train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from King's Cross station.
The best way to get from Kings Cross to Saint Andrews is to train via Edinburgh which takes 6h and costs £150 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £110 and takes 13h 19m.
What companies run services between Kings Cross, Greater London, England and Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland?
You can take a train from King's Cross to Bus Station via Edinburgh Waverley, Cupar, and Railway Station in around 6h. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Overgate hourly. Tickets cost £50–90 and the journey takes 11h 25m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
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
- £23–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- 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
- £45–100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
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)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cupar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Cupar
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Cupar
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Cupar
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Cupar
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Cupar
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cupar
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Overgate
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Railway Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Seagate Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
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More Questions & Answers
Kings Cross to Saint Andrews bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Overgate station.
Kings Cross to Saint Andrews train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kings Cross to Saint Andrews is 423 miles. It takes approximately 8h to drive from Kings Cross to Saint Andrews.
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