There are 4 ways to get from London to Edinburgh by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from London International Airport (YXU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YXU - EDI
13h 35m£330–1,212Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from London, ON - VIA Rail to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YYZ - EDI
11h 4m£185–630Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from London, ON - VIA Rail to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane YYZ - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 59m£186–535Train to Windsor Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from London to Windsortrain
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YQG - EDI
14h 52m£501–858
London International Airport (YXU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Edinburgh is to bus and fly and train which costs £180 - £550 and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from London to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which takes 11h 4m and costs £180 - £650.
The distance between London and Edinburgh is 3438 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 35m to get from London to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 5h ahead of London. It is currently 4:36 PM in London and 9:36 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 3017+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between London, ON, Canada and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Air Canada and WestJet fly from London International Airport (YXU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £160–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £160–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from London International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–470
Flights from Windsor Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from London International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–500
Flights from Windsor Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–900
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–380
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from London to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- £21–65
- Business
- £45–120
- Business Plus
- £50–130
- Economy
- £24–70
- Economy Plus
- £26–75
- Phone
- +16474775500
- [email protected]
- Website
- onexbus.com
Bus from London, ON - VIA Rail to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.onexbus.com/
- Standard Fare
- £14–21
Bus from London, ON - VIA Rail to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.onexbus.com/
- Standard Fare
- £14–21
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