There are 11 ways to get from London to Edinburgh by train, bus, rideshare, 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.
Recommended option
Train • 4h 20m
£30 - £500
Cheapest option
Bus • 9h 30m
£14 - £19
9 alternative options
Rideshare • 7h 45m
£23 - £50
Drive • 6h 50m
£60 - £95
Fly London City to Edinburgh • 3h 13m
£42 - £181
Fly London Heathrow to Edinburgh • 3h 11m
£42 - £178
Train to London Gatwick, fly to Edinburgh • 3h 35m
£40 - £159
Fly London Stansted to Edinburgh • 3h 39m
£47 - £153
Train to London Luton, fly to Edinburgh • 3h 40m
£43 - £159
Fly London City to Glasgow, train • 4h
£74 - £298
Fly London Heathrow to Newcastle, train • 4h 42m
£59 - £416
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £14 - £19 and takes 9h 30m.
The quickest way to get from London to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £40 - £180 and takes 3h 11m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from London Victoria Coach Station station and arriving at Edinburgh. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 30m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from London Kings Cross and arriving at Edinburgh. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between London and Edinburgh is 334 miles. The road distance is 380.8 miles.
The best way to get from London to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs £30 - £500.
The train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh takes 4h 20m including transfers and departs hourly.
London to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from London Victoria Coach Station.
London to Edinburgh train services, operated by LNER, depart from London Kings Cross station.
The best way to get from London to Edinburgh is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs £30 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £14 - £19 and takes 9h 30m, you could also fly, which costs £40 - £190 and takes 3h 13m.
- Distance: 333.6 miles
- Duration: 4h 20m
What companies run services between London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
LNER operates a train from London King's Cross to Edinburgh hourly. Tickets cost £30 - £45 and the journey takes 4h 20m. Avanti West Coast also services this route 5 times a day. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh twice daily. Tickets cost £14 - £19 and the journey takes 9h 30m. Blablabus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75 - £360
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £260
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170 - £650
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £220
Flights from London City to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £440
Flights from London Heathrow to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £190
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £190
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £190
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £200
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £200
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £150
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £150
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from London City to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £290
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170 - £650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £310
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- 2nd Class
- £30 - £45
- 1st Class
- £55 - £85
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11 - £16
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- 2nd Class
- £11 - £16
- 1st Class
- £26 - £40
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £500
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £140 - £200
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £370 - £500
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- [email protected]
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- £12 - £18
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras International LL to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14 - £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £14 - £17
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- [email protected]
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras International to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11 - £16
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £5 - £8
- Off-Peak Single
- £10 - £17
- Anytime Day Single
- £11 - £16
- Anytime Single
- £15 - £22
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- [email protected]
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £30
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £15
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £23 - £30
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £38 - £42
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Seat
- £38 - £42
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £170 - £200
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £55 - £75
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60 - £180
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £60 - £75
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £120 - £180
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35 - £55
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £16 - £23
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £26 - £40
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £55
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14 - £19
- Book at
- National Express
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As the bus subsidiary of French railway SNCF, Ouibus offers eco-friendly coaches serving 35 French cities and 10 European cities at affordable fares. Ouibus journeys are safe and comfortable, with the four-star coaches offering power outlets, restrooms and WiFi. All Ouibus stations are located close to town centres for easy access to public transport. Getting on one of the 130 daily journeys is easy - electronic travel documents include your ticket and a personalised mini-guide with handy information.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0890715298
- Website
- ouibus.com
Bus from London - Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17 - £21
- Website
- Blablabus
Blablacar is a popular ridesharing platform with 70 million users over 22 (mostly European) countries. The basic idea is that you carpool with locals who are already planning to drive your route and have space in their car. With some flexibility, you’ll get to your destination often faster and cheaper than other means. On the website or app, enter your departure and arrival points and your date of travel, sift through the profiles of drivers who’ve posted pre-planned drives and find one whose timing and preferences match yours. Request to join the ride, wait to be accepted, and pay your share of the set price.
Rome2rio's guide to BlaBlaCar
Contact Details
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from London to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23 - £50
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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The quickest flight from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 15m.
London to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Edinburgh station.
London to Edinburgh train services, operated by LNER, arrive at Edinburgh station.
Yes, the driving distance between London to Edinburgh is 381 miles. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from London to Edinburgh.
Flybe and British Airways offer flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
Book your London to Edinburgh train tickets online with Omio and Rome2rio.
Book your London to Edinburgh bus tickets online with Omio and Distribusion.
There are 1571+ hotels available in Edinburgh. Prices start at £75 per night.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between London and Edinburgh. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
The best way to get from London to London City Airport is to train which takes 21 min and costs £1 - £5.