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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Edinburgh to Stirling is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
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Scotrail L94242 | 08:05 Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) | 0h53 | 08:58 Stirling station (STG) | 0 changesDirect | |
Scotrail P04493 | 08:34 Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) | 0h48 | 09:22 Stirling station (STG) | 0 changesDirect | |
Scotrail L90297 | 08:38 Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) | 0h52 | 09:30 Stirling station (STG) | 0 changesDirect | |
Scotrail L94295 | 09:07 Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) | 0h50 | 09:57 Stirling station (STG) | 0 changesDirect | |
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Fastest Journey
48 m
Average
51 m
Trains per day
4
Distance
50 km
Of the 4 trains that leave Edinburgh for Stirling every day 4 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance 49 km |
Average train duration 50m |
Cheapest ticket price £5 |
Trains per day 5 |
Direct trains 5 |
Train providers 2 |
Fastest train 42m |
First train 05:18 |
Last train 23:39 |
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Scotrail is a train operating company in Scotland, providing rail services throughout the country. It operates a wide range of services, from commuter trains to long-distance intercity services. The company operates a variety of train types, including the Class 380, Class 385, Class 156, Class 158 and Class 170. These trains offer a range of onboard facilities, such as free Wi-Fi, power sockets, and comfortable seating. Scotrail also offers a range of ticket types, including Advance, Off-Peak, and Anytime tickets. The most popular routes for Scotrail include Glasgow to Edinburgh, Glasgow to Inverness, and Edinburgh to Aberdeen.
Train information from Edinburgh to Stirling with ScotRail:
Train services from Scotland's capital to the historic city of Stirling are frequent and direct, offering a useful alternative to a drive up the motorway. Travellers planning a visit to Stirling Castle or the Wallace Monument can take direct trains from Edinburgh to Stirling seven days a week, with journey times of around 40 minutes. Departures run throughout the day, from early morning to very late in the evening on most days, with slightly fewer services on Sundays.
Scotland's national rail operator, ScotRail, provides all the daily direct trains from Edinburgh to Stirling. Due to the frequency of direct connections from the capital, indirect journeys are not a practical consideration on this route.
The fastest trains to Stirling from Edinburgh Waverley station take just 40 minutes to complete the 37-mile trip north-west up the Forth valley to Stirling. Most services take from one to eight minutes longer to cover this route.
The ScotRail weekday schedule begins with an early morning service to Stirling leaving Edinburgh Waverley just after 5:00 a.m. The timetable continues with trains departing roughly every half hour throughout the day and evening, with the final connection from the capital leaving around 11:30 p.m. The Sunday timetable features fewer services, with a first departure to Stirling leaving Edinburgh in the mid-morning and an hourly service in the evening.
Departure train station: Edinburgh Waverley Station is located in the heart of the Scottish capital, with numerous public transport connections provided by tram and city bus routes stopping nearby on Princes Street as well as a 24-hour airport shuttle service from Waverley Bridge. Station facilities include a pub, fast-food restaurant, supermarket, left luggage store and taxi rank on the main concourse.
Arrival train station: Stirling Station is located in the city centre, adjacent to the Thistles shopping centre and a short walk from the castle, served by city buses stopping nearby on Station Road and Goosecroft Road. Passenger facilities include a coffee shop, newsagent, cash point, free WiFi and a taxi rank.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Edinburgh Waverley, which is located around 0.4 miles (727 m) away from the city centre, and they get off the train at Stirling, located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) away from the city centre.
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