There are 12 ways to get from Rugby (Station) to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Rugby to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh
4h 58m£110–190Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Asda to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukx010 / ...
9h 8m£43–76Drive 297.9 mi
- Drive from Rugby (Station) to Edinburghcar 297.9 mi
5h 31m£73–105Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
3h 15m£45–118Train via Crewe
- Take the train from Rugby to Crewetrain London Euston - Crewe / ...
- Take the train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
5h 27m£95–213Train via Tamworth
- Take the train from Rugby to Tamworthtrain London Euston - Crewe / ...
- Take the train from Tamworth High Level to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
6h 16m£179–273Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Rugby to Birmingham New Streettrain London Euston - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
6h 20m£130–285Fly Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
3h 58m£45–153Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
4h 22m£119–383Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
4h 35m£107–347Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
4h 43m£77–236Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
4h 37m£78–234
Rugby (Station) to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rugby (Station) to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £40 - £80 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Rugby (Station) to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 3h 15m and costs £45 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Rugby (Station) station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Rail Station Bridge and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Pool Meadow Bus Station and Asda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 8m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Rugby and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley. Services depart three times a week, and operate Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 4h 58m.
The distance between Rugby (Station) and Edinburgh is 325 miles. The road distance is 299.7 miles.
The best way to get from Rugby (Station) to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 4h 58m and costs £110 - £190.
The train from Rugby to Edinburgh Waverley takes 4h 58m including transfers and departs three times a week.
Rugby (Station) to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Asda station.
Rugby (Station) to Edinburgh train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Rugby station.
The best way to get from Rugby (Station) to Edinburgh is to train which takes 4h 58m and costs £110 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £80 and takes 9h 8m.
What companies run services between Rugby (Station), England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Rugby to Edinburgh Waverley 3 times a week. Tickets cost £110–190 and the journey takes 4h 58m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Asda to Edinburgh, Bus Station hourly. Tickets cost £35–60 and the journey takes 7h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
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 City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Rugby to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to Tamworth
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Rugby to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to Tamworth
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–23
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- 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/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Tamworth High Level to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £170–250
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- £21–40
- 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 London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Asda to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Rugby (Station) to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Rugby (Station) to Edinburgh train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rugby (Station) to Edinburgh is 300 miles. It takes approximately 5h 31m to drive from Rugby (Station) to Edinburgh.
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