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
3 h 6 m
Average
4 h 5 m
Trains per day
7
Distance
238 km
Of the 7 trains that leave Blackpool for Edinburgh every day 7 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 147 miles | |
Average train duration | 5 h 9 min | |
Average train ticket price | £39 (€44) | |
Train frequency | 13 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there are 13 direct trains a day | |
Train providers | Avanti West Coast, Transpennine Express, Northern Rail, Caledonian Sleeper or TransPennine Express Service |
Trains from Blackpool to Edinburgh cover the 147 miles long journey taking on average 5 h 9 min with our travel partners like Avanti West Coast, Transpennine Express, Northern Rail, Caledonian Sleeper or TransPennine Express Service. Normally, there are 13 trains operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this trip costs around £39, you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as £15. Travellers depart most frequently from Blackpool North and arrive in Edinburgh Waverley.
Travel to Edinburgh from Blackpool from £15 with Omio’s train partners Northern Rail (3) and First TransPennine Express 3! You can find the best timetables and tickets when comparing and booking the most convenient route for you.
Are you making plans to travel to Edinburgh from Blackpool? Why not take a train with First TransPennine Express 3? Omio can show you current First TransPennine Express 3 train times, tickets, travel information (such as luggage policy and amenities offered onboard) and prices so you can find the best deals on Blackpool to Edinburgh trains all in one place. On the First TransPennine Express 3 train, you can expect to travel 147 miles (237 km) between Blackpool and Edinburgh. If you use the Omio app to search for trains between Blackpool and Edinburgh, you can quickly see if the First TransPennine Express 3 ticket is a mobile ticket, making it easy for you to go paperless when taking a train. Once you have found your perfect one-way First TransPennine Express 3 train between Blackpool and Edinburgh, book your cheap train tickets online on Omio or in the Omio app quickly and easily so you can spend the rest of your time enjoying your upcoming trip!
Train information from Blackpool to Edinburgh with First TransPennine Express 3:
Northern Trains is one of many publicly owned train providers in the United Kingdom. Headquartered in York, Northern operates local and regional trains across the entire north of England connecting regions of the North East, North West, East Midlands, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and the Humber coast line. Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime Day tickets can be purchased for Northern train journeys from Blackpool to Edinburgh. There is only one class option on Northern trains: Standard.
When taking the train to Edinburgh from Blackpool, you can choose to depart from train stations like Blackpool North, Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Blackpool South. Your journey can end in train stations such as Edinburgh Waverley, Edinburgh Gateway and Edinburgh Park.
Omio customers who travel this route most frequently depart from Blackpool North and arrive in Edinburgh Waverley.
You can find the most popular departure train station for this route, Blackpool North, located approximately 0.9 miles (1.5 km) from the city centre of Blackpool. The most popular arrival train station in Edinburgh, called Edinburgh Waverley, is located around 0.4 miles (659 m) away from its city centre.
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