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.
Recommended option
Train • 4h 17m
£30 - £270
Cheapest option
Rideshare • 7h 45m
£25 - £50
9 alternative options
Bus • 9h 20m
£45 - £65
Drive • 6h 50m
£60 - £95
Fly Edinburgh to London Heathrow • 3h 14m
£59 - £191
Fly Edinburgh to London City • 3h 23m
£48 - £171
Fly Edinburgh to London Gatwick, train • 3h 37m
£44 - £134
Fly Edinburgh to London Luton, train • 3h 48m
£43 - £128
Fly Edinburgh to London Stansted • 3h 46m
£32 - £118
Train to Glasgow, fly to London City • 3h 54m
£75 - £247
Fly Edinburgh to Birmingham, train • 4h 15m
£67 - £221
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to rideshare which costs £25 - £50 and takes 7h 45m.
The quickest way to get from Edinburgh to London is to fly which costs £55 - £200 and takes 3h 14m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Edinburgh and arriving at London Victoria Coach Station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 20m.
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 17m.
The distance between Edinburgh and London is 334 miles. The road distance is 381 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to London without a car is to train which takes 4h 17m and costs £30 - £270.
The train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross takes 4h 17m including transfers and departs hourly.
Edinburgh to London bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Edinburgh 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 17m and costs £30 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £65 and takes 9h 20m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £200 and takes 3h 14m.
- Distance: 333.6 miles
- Duration: 4h 17m
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and London, England?
LNER operates a train from Edinburgh to London King's Cross hourly. Tickets cost £30 - £45 and the journey takes 4h 17m. Virgin West Coast Trains also services this route every 4 hours. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Edinburgh to London Victoria twice daily. Tickets cost £45 - £65 and the journey takes 9h 20m. Blablabus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65 - £260
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £300
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £190
Flights from Glasgow to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £420
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £700
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £240
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £250
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £250
Flights from Glasgow to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £85 - £430
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £230
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £160
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £160
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £160
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £140
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £140
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £140
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £140
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21 - £140
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21 - £140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £700
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- 2nd Class
- £30 - £45
- 1st Class
- £55 - £85
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- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £170 - £270
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- £100 - £160
- Anytime Day Single
- £170 - £270
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45 - £75
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day Single
- £45 - £75
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18 - £28
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 43m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11 - £16
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11 - £16
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £5 - £8
- Off-Peak Single
- £10 - £17
- Anytime Day Single
- £11 - £16
- Anytime Single
- £15 - £22
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 43m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11 - £14
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- £7 - £11
- Anytime Day Single
- £11 - £14
- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- wmtrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- £18 - £26
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £45
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 Edinburgh to London Victoria Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45 - £65
- Book at
- National Express
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As the bus subsidiary of French railway SNCF, Ouibus offers eco-friendly coaches serving 35 French cities and 10 European cities at affordable fares. Ouibus journeys are safe and comfortable, with the four-star coaches offering power outlets, restrooms and WiFi. All Ouibus stations are located close to town centres for easy access to public transport. Getting on one of the 130 daily journeys is easy - electronic travel documents include your ticket and a personalised mini-guide with handy information.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0890715298
- Website
- ouibus.com
Bus from Edinburgh to London - Victoria Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18 - £26
- Website
- Blablabus
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 National Express, 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 381 miles. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Edinburgh to London.
Flybe and British Airways offer flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
Book your Edinburgh to London train tickets online with Rome2rio.
Book your Edinburgh to London bus tickets online with Distribusion.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Edinburgh and London. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Edinburgh Airport is to tram which takes 31m and costs £1 - £6.