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Fastest Journey
2 h 53 m
Average
3 h 8 m
Trains per day
6
Distance
238 km
Of the 6 trains that leave Edinburgh for Blackpool every day 6 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 | 2 h 54 min | |
Average train ticket price | £41 (€46) | |
Train frequency | 14 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there are 14 direct trains a day | |
Train companies | Transpennine Express, Avanti West Coast, Northern Rail, London North Eastern Railway, Caledonian Sleeper or TransPennine Express Service |
Trains from Edinburgh to Blackpool cover the 147 miles long journey taking on average 2 h 54 min with our travel partners like Transpennine Express, Avanti West Coast, Northern Rail, London North Eastern Railway, Caledonian Sleeper or TransPennine Express Service. Normally, there are 14 trains operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this trip costs around £41, you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as £15. Travellers depart most frequently from Edinburgh Waverley and arrive in Blackpool North.
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Train information from Edinburgh to Blackpool with First TransPennine Express 3:
Northern Trains is a publicly owned train operator in the United Kingdom, headquartered in York. The train provider 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. Tickets such as Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime Day are available to purchase for routes with Northern. There is only one class option on Northern trains: Standard.
Trains from Edinburgh to Blackpool are provided by TransPennine Express and Virgin trains. There are no direct services as all journeys require one change. The first train of the day leaves just after 6:00 a.m. with several other services in the morning. Trains then leave throughout the day at irregular intervals- every 30 to 90 minutes depending on the provider. The last train of the day leaves just before 8:15 p.m. The journey generally lasts around 3-3.5 hours.
Departure Station: Trains from Edinburgh to Blackpool leave from Waverley station. It is located in the centre of the city beside the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh bus station, and a 10-minute walk from Edinburgh Castle. Local bus services stop at the station regularly during the day and evening.
Arrival Station: Trains from Edinburgh to Blackpool arrive at both Blackpool North and Blackpool South stations. Both are in the heart of the city and a short walk from the waterfront, and can be reached easily by car.
When departing from Edinburgh, you have various train station options to start your route from including Edinburgh Waverley, Edinburgh Gateway and Edinburgh Park. When arriving in Blackpool, you can end your journey in train stations like Blackpool North, Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Blackpool South.
Omio customers book a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Blackpool North most frequently for this route.
Passengers board their train most frequently from Edinburgh Waverley and travel around 0.4 miles (659 m) from the city centre to this train station.
Passengers travelling this route most often arrive at Blackpool North and need to travel approximately 0.9 miles (1.5 km) from the train station to the city centre in Blackpool.
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