There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to London by train, bus, rideshare, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Bus
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Take the bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station
Drive
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Drive from Edinburgh to London King's Cross
Fly Edinburgh to London Heathrow
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Heathrow (LHR)
Fly Edinburgh to London City
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London City (LCY)
Fly Edinburgh to London Gatwick, train
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Gatwick (LGW)
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Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
Fly Edinburgh to London Luton, train
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Luton (LTN)
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Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International LL
Fly Edinburgh to London Stansted
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Stansted (STN)
Train to Glasgow, fly to London City
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Take the train from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street
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Fly from Glasgow (GLA) to London City (LCY)
Fly Edinburgh to Southampton, train
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to Southampton (SOU)
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Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
Edinburgh to London by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to bus which costs £28 - £35 and takes 9h 15m.
The quickest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to fly which costs £50 - £280 and takes 3h 14m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Edinburgh Bus Station station and arriving at London Victoria Coach Station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 15m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Edinburgh and arriving at London Kings Cross. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 18m.
The distance between Edinburgh and London is 334 miles. The road distance is 373.6 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to London without a car is to train which takes 4h 18m and costs £50 - £500.
The train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross takes 4h 18m including transfers and departs hourly.
Edinburgh to London bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Edinburgh Bus Station.
Edinburgh to London train services, operated by LNER, depart from Edinburgh station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to London is to train which takes 4h 18m and costs £50 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £28 - £35 and takes 9h 15m, you could also fly, which costs £50 - £280 and takes 3h 14m.
- Distance: 333.6 miles
- Duration: 4h 18m
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and London, England?
LNER operates a train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross hourly. Tickets cost £50 - £390 and the journey takes 4h 18m. Avanti West Coast also services this route every 4 hours. Alternatively, Megabus UK operates a bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station twice daily. Tickets cost £16 - £40 and the journey takes 9h 15m. FlixBus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £400
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £430
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £430
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170 - £470
Flights from Glasgow to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70 - £430
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £230
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £230
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £230
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £250
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £250
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £220
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £27 - £220
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23 - £170
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £23 - £170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £430
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £430
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170 - £470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140 - £850
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- 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
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140 - £500
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £140 - £200
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £370 - £500
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- 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
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- £12 - £18
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13 - £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £13 - £17
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15 - £23
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £7 - £20
- Off-Peak Single
- £11 - £17
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £15 - £23
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 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
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £65
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £55 - £65
- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16 - £40
- Website
- Megabus UK
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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 Edinburgh Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28 - £35
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
Blablacar is a popular ridesharing platform with 70 million users over 22 (mostly European) countries. The basic idea is that you carpool with locals who are already planning to drive your route and have space in their car. With some flexibility, you’ll get to your destination often faster and cheaper than other means. On the website or app, enter your departure and arrival points and your date of travel, sift through the profiles of drivers who’ve posted pre-planned drives and find one whose timing and preferences match yours. Request to join the ride, wait to be accepted, and pay your share of the set price.
Rome2rio's guide to BlaBlaCar
Contact Details
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Edinburgh to London
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25 - £50
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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The quickest flight from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 20m.
Edinburgh to London bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station.
Edinburgh to London train services, operated by LNER, arrive at London Kings Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to London is 374 miles. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Edinburgh to London.
British Airways offers flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
Book your Edinburgh to London train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Edinburgh to London bus tickets online with Omio, Distribusion and FlixBus.
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The best way to get from Edinburgh to Edinburgh Airport is to tram which takes 32 min and costs £1 - £6.