There are 10 ways to get from Malmesbury to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Chippenham to London Paddingtontrain Bristol Temple Meads - London Paddington / ...
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
6h 52m£174–279Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Sheffield Meadowhall Interchangebus Uk070 / ...
- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukn11 / ...
12h 14m£49–148Drive 358.2 mi
- Drive from Malmesbury to Edinburghcar 358.2 mi
6h 18m£88–126Line 99 bus, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Cross Hayes to Rail Station Forecourt Alightingbus
- Take the train from Chippenham to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
4h 39mTrain via Preston
- Take the train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spatrain
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 33m£134–252Train #2
- Take the train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spatrain London Paddington - Cheltenham Spa / ...
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
9h 43m£230–337Line 99 bus, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cross Hayes to Rail Station Forecourt Alightingbus
- Take the train from Chippenham to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 32mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Chippenham to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
5h 17m£122–365Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Chippenham to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
5h 56m£98–255Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Chippenham to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
6h 8m£134–284
Malmesbury to Edinburgh by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malmesbury to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £45 - £150 and takes 12h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Malmesbury to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 5h 17m and costs £120 - £370.
No, there is no direct bus from Malmesbury to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from High Street and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Shopping Centre, Bristol Bus Station and Meadowhall Interchange/B1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Malmesbury to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Chippenham and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Paddington and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 52m.
The distance between Malmesbury and Edinburgh is 503 miles. The road distance is 360.3 miles.
The best way to get from Malmesbury to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 6h 52m and costs £170 - £280.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Malmesbury to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Malmesbury to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bristol Bus Station.
Malmesbury to Edinburgh train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Chippenham station.
The best way to get from Malmesbury to Edinburgh is to train which takes 6h 52m and costs £170 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £150 and takes 12h 14m.
What companies run services between Malmesbury, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Cross Hayes to Edinburgh Waverley via Rail Station Forecourt Alighting, Chippenham, London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, and King's Cross in around 6h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from High Street to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Shopping Centre, Cabot Circus, Bristol Bus Station, and Meadowhall Interchange/B1 in around 12h 14m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
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
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £120–350
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Chippenham to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Chippenham to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Chippenham to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Chippenham to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Chippenham to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Chippenham to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £210–300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.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
- +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
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01249 782224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachstyle.uk
Bus from Cross Hayes to Rail Station Forecourt Alighting
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- http://www.coachstyle.uk/
Bus from Cross Hayes to Rail Station Forecourt Alighting
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- http://www.coachstyle.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Malmesbury to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange station.
Malmesbury to Edinburgh train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Malmesbury to Edinburgh is 360 miles. It takes approximately 6h 18m to drive from Malmesbury to Edinburgh.
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