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Compare train, coach and flight for Guildford to Edinburgh
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Guildford to Edinburgh among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the flight with prices starting from £19. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 19m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a flight costs an average of £19, and a train costs an average of £84.
Distance: 552 km
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£53 Average Price | £128 Average Price | £50 Average Price Cheapest |
11h 21m Average total duration 10h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 3m Average total duration 5h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 19m Average total duration Fastest 1h 19m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Guildford to Edinburgh
How to get to Edinburgh from Guildford by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Guildford to Edinburgh is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
NX030 · NX594Cheapest
NX030 · NX594Fastest
U2306Other options
P61318+
Tube from London Waterloo to London Kings Cross+
C41065
P61106+
Tube from London Waterloo to London Kings Cross+
C41060
L76203 · P61016+
Tube from Vauxhall to London Kings Cross+
C41062
U2318
U2605
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FAQs: Guildford to Edinburgh
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This is compared to other travel options from Guildford to Edinburgh:
A flight is £14 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Guildford to Edinburgh costing on average £33.
A flight is £65 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Guildford to Edinburgh costing on average £84.
Other travel options to Edinburgh take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 46m.
Coach takes on average 11h 15m.
- Around 39 flights per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Guildford and Edinburgh as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from London Heathrow Airport and arrive in Edinburgh Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Guildford station (GLD) and arrive in Edinburgh Waverley (EDB).
- Coaches mostly depart from Guildford, Egerton Road and arrive in Edinburgh, Bus Station.
- Travel with National Express to go to Edinburgh by coach.
- Travel with LNER, Lumo, CrossCountry, first_great_western to go to Edinburgh by train.
- Travel with easyJet, BAR Aviation , British Airways to go to Edinburgh by flight.
- 28 direct flights per day with British Airways.
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