Travel optionsfrom Hamilton to Edinburgh
How to get to Edinburgh from Hamilton by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Hamilton to Edinburgh is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus23:280h40Newhouse, Edinburgh Road (Premier Inn Glasgow)0:08Edinburgh, Drum Brae South£41One-way0 changes
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FlixBus23:280h40Newhouse, Edinburgh Road (Premier Inn Glasgow)0:08Edinburgh, Drum Brae South£41One-way0 changes
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FlixBus23:280h40Newhouse, Edinburgh Road (Premier Inn Glasgow)0:08Edinburgh, Drum Brae South£41One-way0 changes
Other options
L88720 · L870949:271h24Hamilton Central (HNC)10:51Edinburgh Waverley (EDB)£141One-way1 change
L88720 · L870949:231h28Hamilton West (HNW)10:51Edinburgh Waverley (EDB)£141One-way1 change
L88726 · L88629 · L8824610:261h44Hamilton Central (HNC)12:10Edinburgh Waverley (EDB)£141One-way2 changes
FlixBus22:230h40Newhouse, Edinburgh Road (Premier Inn Glasgow)23:03Edinburgh, Drum Brae South£41One-way0 changes
FlixBus21:230h40Newhouse, Edinburgh Road (Premier Inn Glasgow)22:03Edinburgh, Drum Brae South£41One-way0 changes
FlixBus21:530h40Newhouse, Edinburgh Road (Premier Inn Glasgow)22:33Edinburgh, Drum Brae South£41One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Hamilton to Edinburgh:
A coach is £12 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Hamilton to Edinburgh costing on average £16.
Other travel options to Edinburgh take longer:
Train takes on average 1h 5m.
- Around 103 coaches per day.
- Around 14 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Hamilton and Edinburgh as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Hamilton Central (HNC) and arrive in Edinburgh Waverley (EDB).
- Coaches mostly depart from Newhouse, Edinburgh Road (Premier Inn Glasgow) and arrive in Edinburgh, Haymarket Station (Stop HB).
- Travel with Scotrail, CrossCountry to go to Edinburgh by train.
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