There are 11 ways to get from Windsor Castle to Edinburgh by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
3h 33m£71–252Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukn10
11h 48m£48–184Train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
6h 21m£146–251Bus, train
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 230 / ...
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway Stationbus Sky
- Take the train from Derby to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 46m£176–286Drive 375.3 mi
- Drive from Windsor Castle to Edinburghcar 375.3 mi
7h 6m£92–133Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Slough to Custom Housetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
4h 20m£111–351Fly London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 17m£73–337Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Windsor & Eton Riverside to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
4h 25m£71–175Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Slough to Farringdon Withouttrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
4h 45m£71–207Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Slough to Liverpool Street Stationtrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
4h 59m£70–180Fly London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LHR - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 52m£83–331
Windsor Castle to Edinburgh by foot, bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Windsor Castle to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £45 - £190 and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Windsor Castle to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 33m and costs £70 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Windsor Castle to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Windsor Castle and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Wellington Street Stop B and Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Windsor Castle station to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Heathrow Terminal 5 station and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 21m.
The distance between Windsor Castle and Edinburgh is 351 miles. The road distance is 377.5 miles.
The best way to get from Windsor Castle to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 6h 21m and costs £140 - £260.
It takes approximately 3h 33m to get from Windsor Castle to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Windsor Castle to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Windsor Castle to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from King's Cross station.
The best way to get from Windsor Castle to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 33m and costs £70 - £260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £140 - £260 and takes 6h 21m, you could also bus, which costs £45 - £190 and takes 11h 48m.
What companies run services between Windsor Castle, Windsor and Maidenhead, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
British Airways flies from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 3 hours. Alternatively, London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) operates a train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley hourly. Tickets cost £130–190 and the journey takes 4h 6m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
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 Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
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
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- 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 Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
- 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/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Derby to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £160–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Slough to Custom House
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Slough to Farringdon Without
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Slough to Liverpool Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- 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
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Windsor & Eton Riverside to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- 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
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01509 815637
- [email protected]
- Website
- kinchbus.co.uk
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.kinchbus.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Windsor Castle to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Windsor Castle to Edinburgh train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Windsor Castle to Edinburgh is 378 miles. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Windsor Castle to Edinburgh.
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