Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap fare is to book your ticket as far in advance as you can and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
15 h 45 m
Average
16 h 3 m
Buses per day
3
Distance
470 km
Of the 3 buses that leave Cambridge for Edinburgh every day 3 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 291 miles (469 km) | |
Average coach duration | 15 h 45 min | |
Average coach ticket price | £34 (€39) | |
Direct coach | Yes | |
Coach companies | National Express |
Coaches from Cambridge to Edinburgh cover the 291 miles (469 km) long journey taking on average 15 h 45 min with our travel partners like National Express. There are direct coach services available. You can get the cheapest coach tickets for this route for as low as £21, but the average price of coach tickets is £34. Travellers depart most frequently from Cambridge and arrive in Edinburgh, Elder Street.
Travel between Cambridge and Edinburgh from £21 with Omio’s coach partners National Express! You can find the best timetables and tickets when comparing and booking the most popular journey for you.
National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance coach provider operating over 550 coaches per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates coach services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express coaches have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most coaches come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your coach to Edinburgh from Cambridge, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
When departing from Cambridge, you have various coach station options to start your route from including Cambridge, Railway Station (stop 9), Cambridge, Fair Street / Maids Causeway and Cambridge, Jesus College. When arriving in Edinburgh, you can end your trip in coach stations like Edinburgh, Elder Street, Edinburgh, North Bridge and Edinburgh, York Place (Stop YJ).
Omio customers book a coach from Cambridge to Edinburgh, Elder Street most frequently for this route.
You can find the most popular departure coach station for this trip, Cambridge, located approximately 1.4 miles (2.2 km) from the city centre of Cambridge. The most popular arrival coach station in Edinburgh, called Edinburgh, Elder Street, is located around 0.6 miles (881 m) away from its city centre.
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