Travel Information from Birkenhead to Edinburgh
| 176 miles | |
| Coach or train | |
| £27 - £15 | |
| Coach • £15 • 8 h 40 min | |
| Train • £27 • 3 h 49 min | |
| FlixBus or Avanti West Coast |
Travel 176 miles by coach or train from Birkenhead to Edinburgh. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are FlixBus or Avanti West Coast among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Birkenhead to Edinburgh.
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How to get to Edinburgh from Birkenhead by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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There are 2 travel options from Birkenhead to Edinburgh: coach or train.
The cheapest way to go to Edinburgh from Birkenhead is by taking a coach, which costs on average £15.
This is compared to other ways of getting from Birkenhead to Edinburgh:
A coach is less than a flight for this journey with tickets for a flight from Birkenhead to Edinburgh costing on average.
Taking a coach costs £12 less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of £27.
The fastest way to get to Edinburgh from Birkenhead is by train with an average travel time of 3 h 49 min.
Other travel options to Edinburgh take longer:
Getting to Edinburgh by coach takes 8 h 40 min on average.
The distance between Birkenhead and Edinburgh is around 176 miles.
The average frequency per day from Birkenhead to Edinburgh is:
- 7 coaches a day.
- Around 15 flights per day.
- 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip from Birkenhead to Edinburgh as scheduled services by coach or train can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Birkenhead to Edinburgh:
Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Birkenhead to Edinburgh:
- You can travel by coach from Birkenhead to Edinburgh with FlixBus, and you can find FlixBus Birkenhead to Edinburgh tickets for £15 on Omio.
- You can go to Edinburgh from Birkenhead by train with Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express, Northern Rail (3) or first_transpennine_express. You'll see cheap train tickets for £27 with Avanti West Coast from Birkenhead to Edinburgh on Omio.
Yes, there are direct services available from Birkenhead to Edinburgh with the following travel companies:
- 1 direct coach per day with FlixBus.
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Edinburgh as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets between Birkenhead and Edinburgh.
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