There are 10 ways to get from Tower Hill Station to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, plane or subway
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Recommended option
Train • 5h 1m
Cheapest option
Bus • 11h 6m
8 alternative options
Train via Sheffield • 7h 36m
Drive • 6h 58m
Fly London City to Edinburgh • 3h 27m
Fly London Stansted to Edinburgh • 3h 59m
Fly London City to Glasgow, train • 4h 25m
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Questions & Answers
The cost-effective way to get from Tower Hill Station to Edinburgh is to bus, which costs £29 - £40 and takes 11h 6m.
The quickest way to get from Tower Hill Station to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £65 - £320 and takes 3h 27m.
No, there is no direct bus from Tower Hill Station station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from City of London, Bank Station Queen Victoria Street and arriving at Edinburgh Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Tower Hill Station station to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Tower Hill station and arriving at Edinburgh via London Kings Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 1m.
The distance between Tower Hill Station and Edinburgh is 334 miles. The road distance is 386 miles.
The best way to get from Tower Hill Station to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 5h 1m and costs £50 - £400.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Tower Hill Station to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Tower Hill Station to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from London Victoria Coach Station.
Tower Hill Station to Edinburgh train services, operated by LNER, depart from London Kings Cross station.
The best way to get from Tower Hill Station to Edinburgh is to train which takes 5h 1m and costs £50 - £400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £29 - £40 and takes 11h 6m, you could also fly, which costs £65 - £320 and takes 3h 27m.
- Distance: 334.2 miles
- Duration: 5h 1m
What companies run services between Tower Hill Station, Greater London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
LNER operates a train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh hourly. Tickets cost £50 - £390 and the journey takes 4h 21m. Alternatively, Megabus UK operates a bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost £16 - £40 and the journey takes 9h 15m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65 - £430
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £400
Flights from London City to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70 - £430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £230
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £230
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £220
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £220
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £250
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27 - £220
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24 - £210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £850
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £440
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50 - £390
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £50 - £75
- Anytime Day Single
- £170 - £240
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £270 - £390
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras International to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75 - £110
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £35 - £60
- Off-Peak Single
- £65 - £95
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £75 - £110
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £110 - £300
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £110 - £140
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £210 - £300
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Comprised of 11 lines and 270 stations, the London Underground (known to locals as the Tube) is the most popular way to navigate the English capital, including to/from Heathrow Airport via the Piccadilly Line. Purchase an Oyster card (an electronic smartcard that you use to touch on and off at Tube stations) at any station for the cheapest fares. Most stations have WiFi, but not all trains and stations are air-conditioned. On weekends, a 24-hour service runs on selected lines.
Rome2rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Tower Hill station to Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2 - £3
- Website
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £16
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £12 - £16
Train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15 - £18
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £15 - £18
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £30
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £15
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £23 - £30
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £38 - £42
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Seat
- £38 - £42
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £170 - £200
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £55 - £75
- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16 - £40
- Website
- Megabus UK
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National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15 - £19
- Website
- National Express
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One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28 - £35
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
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The quickest flight from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 15m.
Tower Hill Station to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at Edinburgh Bus Station.
Tower Hill Station to Edinburgh train services, operated by LNER, arrive at Edinburgh station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tower Hill Station to Edinburgh is 386 miles. It takes approximately 6h 58m to drive from Tower Hill Station to Edinburgh.
British Airways offers flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
There are 2040+ hotels available in Edinburgh. Prices start at £75 per night.