There are 10 ways to get from RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Thetford to Peterboroughtrain Norwich - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
7h 29m£124–184Bus, line 727 bus, bus to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from The Cedars to Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Parksidebus
- Take the bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
7h 18m£41–149Bus
- Take the bus from Parkside to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 777
- Take the bus from Asda to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukx010 / ...
13h 10m£52–85Drive 333.4 mi
- Drive from RAF Lakenheath to Edinburghcar 333.4 mi
6h 30m£82–119Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Thetford to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
6h 20m£60–165Train via Sheffield
- Take the train from Thetford to Sheffieldtrain Norwich - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
10h 4m£176–272Line 80 bus, train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from The Cedars to Bus Interchangebus
- Take the train from Thetford to Elytrain
- Take the train from Ely to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
7h 36mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Thetford to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane STN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 13m£59–190Train, train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Thetford to Norwichtrain
- Take the train from Norwich to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
7h 30m£151–400Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Ely to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
8h 4m£100–209
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £50 - £85 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs £55 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from The Cedars and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bus Station, Parkside, St Margaret's Bus Station and Asda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Thetford and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Peterborough. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 29m.
The distance between RAF Lakenheath and Edinburgh is 387 miles. The road distance is 335.3 miles.
The best way to get from RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 7h 29m and costs £120 - £190.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh, including transfers.
RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Parkside station.
RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Thetford station.
The best way to get from RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh is to train which takes 7h 29m and costs £120 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £85 and takes 13h 10m.
What companies run services between RAF Lakenheath, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a vehicle from RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh Waverley via The Cedars, Bus Interchange, Thetford, and Peterborough in around 7h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh, Bus Station via The Cedars, Bus Station, Parkside, St Margaret's Bus Station, M&S, and Asda in around 13h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £17–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £17–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Thetford to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Thetford to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Thetford to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Thetford to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Thetford to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Thetford to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Thetford to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Thetford to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Norwich to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Ely to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Ely to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Parkside to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Asda to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 01842 821509
- [email protected]
- Website
- Coach Services
Bus from The Cedars to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Coach Services
Bus from The Cedars to Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Coach Services
- Phone
- +44 1362 851210
- Website
- Konectbus
Bus from The Cedars to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Konectbus
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Booking & Getting There
RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at St Margaret's Bus Station.
RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at Peterborough station.
Yes, the driving distance between RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh is 335 miles. It takes approximately 6h 30m to drive from RAF Lakenheath to Edinburgh.
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