How to get to Edinburgh from Birkenhead

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Travel Information from Birkenhead to Edinburgh

Distance176 miles
Available travel modesCoach or train
Ticket price range£27 - £15
Cheapest modeCoach • £15 • 8 h 40 min
Fastest modeTrain • £27 • 3 h 49 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus 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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from Birkenhead to Edinburgh

How to get to Edinburgh from Birkenhead by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

train

The best way to travel from Birkenhead to Edinburgh is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

Avanti West Coast
06:145h35
Birkenhead
11:49Edinburgh
£341One-way
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Cheapest

Avanti West Coast
06:145h35
Birkenhead
11:49Edinburgh
£341One-way
0 changes

Fastest

Avanti West Coast
06:145h35
Birkenhead
11:49Edinburgh
£341One-way
0 changes

Other options

TransPennine Express
04:596h07
Birkenhead
11:06Edinburgh
£461One-way
0 changes

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FAQs: Birkenhead to Edinburgh

Travel to Edinburgh easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Birkenhead to Edinburgh.

FAQs

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.

    Your journey from Birkenhead to Edinburgh doesn't have to end in Edinburgh. Many of our customers like to extend their holidays to explore other popular destinations like London, Glasgow, Inverness, Manchester or Aberdeen. If you’d like to add London, Glasgow, Inverness, Manchester or Aberdeen to your Birkenhead to Edinburgh trip, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Edinburgh today!

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