There are 10 ways to get from Southampton to Leuchars by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
best- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Leucharstrain
4h 36m£98–228Fly Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOU - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Leucharstrain
5h 36m£63–236Train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leucharstrain
7h 51m£172–276Bus via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 160
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Stationbus X59 / ...
16h 34m£83–144Drive 467.7 mi
- Drive from Southampton to Leucharscar 467.7 mi
8h 11m£117–169Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Leucharstrain
6h 7m£97–292Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Leucharstrain
6h 32m£90–215Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Leucharstrain
7h 1m£95–222Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leucharstrain
9h 54m£184–348Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Overgatebus Ukn11
16h 36m£71–111
Southampton to Leuchars by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Leuchars is to bus which costs £70 - £120 and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Leuchars is to fly and train which takes 4h 36m and costs £95 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Southampton station to Leuchars. However, there are services departing from Coach Station and arriving at St Bunyan's Place via Birmingham Coach Station, Edinburgh, Bus Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Southampton to Leuchars. However, there are services departing from Southampton Central and arriving at Leuchars via Waterloo station, King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 51m.
The distance between Southampton and Leuchars is 416 miles. The road distance is 470.4 miles.
The best way to get from Southampton to Leuchars without a car is to train which takes 7h 51m and costs £170 - £280.
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Southampton to Leuchars, including transfers.
Southampton to Leuchars bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southampton to Leuchars train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Southampton Central station.
The best way to get from Southampton to Leuchars is to train which takes 7h 51m and costs £170 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus via Birmingham, which costs £80 - £150 and takes 16h 34m.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Leuchars, Scotland?
You can take a train from Southampton Central to Leuchars via London Waterloo Station, Waterloo station, Euston station, King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 7h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Coach Station to St Bunyan's Place via Birmingham Coach Station, Edinburgh, Bus Station, and Bus Station in around 16h 34m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leuchars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Southampton Central to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Overgate
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Southampton to Leuchars bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Southampton to Leuchars train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Southampton to Leuchars is 470 miles. It takes approximately 8h 11m to drive from Southampton to Leuchars.
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