How to get from Dundee to Edinburgh

How to Travel from Dundee to Edinburgh?

Daily direct train and bus departures offer travellers a choice for their trip from Dundee to Edinburgh. Train journeys offer faster connections, with average journey times to the capital of around one hour and 20 minutes. Direct bus trips take about 15 minutes longer on average, but both options are available seven days a week.

What is the Cheapest Way To Get from Dundee to Edinburgh?

For most journeys, booking a bus ticket is the cheaper option for travel to Edinburgh, although occasionally there are some advance train tickets that can be more economical. Budget bus company Megabus provides direct bus services from Dundee Seagate bus station in the city centre to Edinburgh Elder Street seven days a week. National Express provides some indirect bus services via Perth. The quickest bus journeys take around one hour and 30 minutes. Most trains to Edinburgh are Scotrail services, although London North Eastern Railway and CrossCountry Trains also provide some direct options on their routes south on the East Coast Main Line. Train journey times from the Tayside city to Edinburgh Waverley are around one hour and 20 minutes. 

What is the Fastest Way to Travel from Dundee to Edinburgh?

The fastest direct train from Dundee to Edinburgh is a CrossCountry Trains service taking one hour and nine minutes to cover the 57-mile route southwest to the capital, although most train journeys take about ten to 25 minutes longer. Megabus direct bus services to Edinburgh take around one hour and 35 minutes. Some indirect Megabus routes involve a change at Perth Broxden Park and Ride and take two hours and five minutes to reach Edinburgh, while National Express routes via Perth can take more than three hours. Traffic congestion at peak times can increase journey times to the capital. 

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Travel from Dundee to Edinburgh by Train

Scotland's national rail company Scotrail operates the majority of daily direct trains to Edinburgh from Dundee, while London North Eastern Railway and CrossCountry Trains also provide some direct services on this route. On weekdays and Saturdays, trains depart twice an hour from early morning throughout the day until late evening, with journeys taking around one hour and 20 minutes. Sunday departures are less frequent with no early morning service from Dundee and direct trains every two hours. Trains arrive at Haymarket Station, in the west of the city centre, and Edinburgh Waverley in the heart of the city. 

Travel from Dundee to Edinburgh by Bus

Megabus, the international budget bus travel company, operates daily direct and indirect buses from Dundee to Edinburgh. Buses depart from Dundee Seagate Bus Station hourly throughout the day and evening with some evening services requiring a change at Perth Broxden Park and Ride. Journey times for direct Megabus services are around one hour and 35 minutes, with indirect journeys taking 30 minutes longer. National Express indirect routes to Edinburgh via Perth operate four times daily, with journey times between three and four hours. Megabus services arrive at stands on Elder Street in central Edinburgh, while National Express buses stop at Queensferry Street on the west side of the city centre.