Travel optionsfrom Edinburgh to St Ives
How to get to St Ives from Edinburgh by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Edinburgh to St Ives is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
11:1521h40Edinburgh8:55St Ives£311One-way0 changes
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11:1521h40Edinburgh8:55St Ives£311One-way0 changes
Fastest
20:4520h30Edinburgh17:15St Ives£661One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Edinburgh to St Ives:
A coach is £118 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Edinburgh to St Ives costing on average £171.
A coach is £461 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Edinburgh to St Ives costing on average £514.
Other travel options to St Ives take longer:
Flight takes on average 17h 25m.
Coach takes on average 21h 18m.
- Around 8 coaches per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 4 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Edinburgh and St Ives as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Edinburgh Airport and arrive in Newquay Cornwall Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arrive in Penzance, Station Road.
- Trains mostly depart from Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) and arrive in St Ives station (SIV).
- Travel with CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, Cross Country to go to St Ives by train.
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