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Compare coach and train for Birkenhead to Edinburgh
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Birkenhead to Edinburgh among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £29. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 37m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £29, and a train costs an average of £96.
Distance: 285 km
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£29 Average Price Cheapest | £153 Average Price |
9h 10m Average total duration 8h 40m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 7m Average total duration Fastest 3h 37m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Edinburgh from Birkenhead by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Birkenhead to Edinburgh is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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This is compared to other travel options from Birkenhead to Edinburgh:
A coach is £67 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Birkenhead to Edinburgh costing on average £96.
Other travel options to Edinburgh take longer:
Coach takes on average 8h 40m.
- Around 15 flights per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Birkenhead and Edinburgh as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Manchester Airport and arrive in Edinburgh Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arrive in Edinburgh, Bus Station.
- Trains mostly depart from Conway Park (CNP) and arrive in Edinburgh Waverley (EDB).
- Travel with first_transpennine_express, Northern Rail (3) to go to Edinburgh by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Edinburgh by coach.
- 0 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
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