Distance | 330 miles |
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Available travel modes | Train, coach or flight |
Ticket price range | £21 - £40 |
Cheapest mode | Coach • £21 • 7 h 50 min |
Fastest mode | Flight • £37 • 1 h 10 min |
Popular travel companies | Megabus, easyJet or LNER |
Travel 330 miles by train, coach or flight between Edinburgh and London. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are Megabus, easyJet or LNER among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Edinburgh to London.
How to get to London from Edinburgh by train, bus, flight or ferry.
The best way to travel from Edinburgh to London is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
Visitors travelling between the Scottish capital of Edinburgh and the English capital of London have a number of buses, trains and flights to choose from. The fastest option is to fly, which takes just over one hour to complete an average direct journey; while trains offer a more direct route from the centres of both cities, and buses offer a slower but inexpensive alternative.
Daily bus service from Edinburgh are operated by National Express, the main company offering services on this route. The journey of over 500 kilometres from Edinburgh coach station takes around 9 hours to arrive at London Victoria Coach Station. Some journeys require a change to be made at Birmingham, which extends the journey time to around 11 hours. Journeys begin around 6:30 a.m. and continue with at least four journeys per day.
There are a number of options for train travel between these two famous cities, including two trains per hour departing Edinburgh Waverley for London Kings Cross with Virgin East Coast. Services from Virgin East Coast take around 4 hours to complete and begin with commuter trains around 7:30 a.m. each morning. East Coast Trains also offer a service from Edinburgh Waverley to London Kings Cross taking around the same time as the Virgin option.
A number of services operate between Edinburgh and London's various airports, including Flybe services departing three times per day to London City Airport. EasyJet also offers services between Edinburgh and London Stanstead beginning around 6:30 a.m. each morning. In addition, British Airways offer a regular service between Edinburgh and Heathrow taking around 1 hour.
Travel on British Airways, Ryanair and FlixBus travel to London from Edinburgh at great prices. Omio finds you travel times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies all in one place.
Grand Central Trains is a train company based in the United Kingdom. It operates services from London to the North East of England, Yorkshire and the East Midlands. Grand Central Trains offers a range of services, including express, semi-fast and stopping services. Express services run between London and the North East, Yorkshire and the East Midlands, with journey times of up to three hours. Semi-fast services run between London and the North East, Yorkshire and the East Midlands, with journey times of up to four hours. Stopping services run between London and the North East, Yorkshire and the East Midlands, with journey times of up to five hours. Grand Central Trains offers a range of ticket types, including Standard, First Class and Advance tickets. Standard tickets are the most economical option, while First Class tickets offer more comfort and space. Advance tickets are available for purchase up to 12 weeks in advance and offer the best value for money. Onboard facilities include free Wi-Fi, power sockets, comfortable seating and a range of snacks and drinks. The most popular routes for Grand Central Trains are London to Bradford, London to Sunderland, London to York and London to Wakefield.
FlixBus is one of Europe's leading low-cost travel operators, founded in Germany and offering long-distance travel services in Europe and the U. S. FlixBus also operates overnight travel on select routes throughout Europe. Standard amenities on FlixBus include free Wi-Fi, power outlets to charge your phone, tablet or laptop during long travel journeys, extra legroom, luggage space and toilets. You can even purchase snacks and drinks onboard. FlixBus offers only the Standard ticket for all its routes, which allows you to bring one hand luggage and one hold luggage per person. Additional fees apply for extra luggage and specific seat reservations, such as if you want to book an Extra Seat, Table Seat or the Panorama Seat.
British Airways (BA) is the United Kingdom’s flag carrier airline with headquarters in London near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport (LHR). BA is the second largest UK-based airline in terms of fleet size and number of passengers carried. Known as a full-service global airline, British Airways offers year-round low fares to destinations worldwide and flies to and from centrally-located airports. Its extensive global route network includes more than 170 destinations in nearly 80 countries throughout Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia.
You can get between Edinburgh and London 3 different ways: train, coach or flight.
The cheapest way to go to London from Edinburgh is by taking a coach, which costs on average £21.
This is compared to other ways of getting from Edinburgh to London:
Taking a coach costs £17 less than taking a flight, which average ticket prices of £37.
A coach is £19 less than a train with an average ticket price of £40 from Edinburgh to London.
The fastest way to get to London from Edinburgh is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 10 min.
Other travel options to London take longer:
Getting to London by coach takes 7 h 50 min on average.
Train takes 4 h 18 min on average.
You should expect to travel around 330 miles from Edinburgh to London.
The average frequency per day from Edinburgh to London is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to London from Edinburgh as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Edinburgh to London:
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Yes, there are direct services available from Edinburgh to London with the following travel companies:
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to London as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to London from Edinburgh.
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