There are 9 ways to get from Scunthorpe to Dunfermline by train, bus, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
4h 52m£63–185Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Scunthorpe to Meadowhalltrain Cleethorpes - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukn11 / ...
8h 12m£42–94Drive 248.9 mi
- Drive from Scunthorpe to Dunfermlinecar 248.9 mi
4h 47m£63–90Fly Humberside Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HUY - EDI
9h 12m£56–260Train via Sheffield
- Take the train from Scunthorpe to Sheffieldtrain Cleethorpes - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
6h 40m£128–205Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Scunthorpe to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
5h 57m£86–193Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Scunthorpe to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus
6h 59m£78–182Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Doncaster to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
6h 17m£89–251Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Doncaster to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
7h 15m£93–226
Scunthorpe to Dunfermline by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scunthorpe to Dunfermline is to train and bus which costs £40 - £95 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Scunthorpe to Dunfermline is to drive which takes 4h 47m and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct train from Scunthorpe to Dunfermline. However, there are services departing from Scunthorpe and arriving at Dunfermline Town via Doncaster and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 52m.
The distance between Scunthorpe and Dunfermline is 276 miles. The road distance is 250.4 miles.
The best way to get from Scunthorpe to Dunfermline without a car is to train which takes 4h 52m and costs £60 - £190.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Scunthorpe to Dunfermline, including transfers.
Scunthorpe to Dunfermline train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Doncaster station.
The best way to get from Scunthorpe to Dunfermline is to train which takes 4h 52m and costs £60 - £190. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £55 - £260 and takes 9h 12m.
Scunthorpe to Dunfermline train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Scunthorpe to Dunfermline is 250 miles. It takes approximately 4h 47m to drive from Scunthorpe to Dunfermline.
What companies run services between Scunthorpe, England and Dunfermline, Scotland?
London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley hourly. Tickets cost £75–110 and the journey takes 2h 47m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, KLM flies from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
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 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- 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
- £20–95
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Humberside Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Doncaster to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Scunthorpe to Meadowhall
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Scunthorpe to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Scunthorpe to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Scunthorpe to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Scunthorpe to Meadowhall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Scunthorpe to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Scunthorpe to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Scunthorpe to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Doncaster to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Hull Trains
- Phone
- +44 345 603 4852
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from Doncaster to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
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