There are 10 ways to get from Little Venice to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, subway 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
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Take the train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh
Cheapest option
Subway to London Stansted, fly to Edinburgh
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Take the subway from Paddington-Underground to Liverpool Street station
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Fly from London Stansted (STN) to Edinburgh (EDI)
8 alternative options
Bus
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Take the bus from Finchley Road Station to Bus Station
Bus via Golders Green Station
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Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Edinburgh Bus Station
Drive
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Drive from Little Venice to Edinburgh
Subway to London City, fly to Edinburgh
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Take the subway from Baker Street station to Canning Town Underground Station
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Fly from London City (LCY) to Edinburgh (EDI)
Fly London Heathrow to Edinburgh
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Fly from London Heathrow (LHR) to Edinburgh (EDI)
Train to London Gatwick, fly to Edinburgh
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Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
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Fly from London Gatwick (LGW) to Edinburgh (EDI)
Train to London Luton, fly to Edinburgh
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Take the train from London St Pancras International LL to Luton Airport Parkway
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Fly from London Luton (LTN) to Edinburgh (EDI)
Fly London City to Glasgow, train
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Fly from London City (LCY) to Glasgow (GLA)
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Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh
Little Venice to Edinburgh by subway and train
The journey time between Little Venice and Edinburgh is around 4h 59m and covers a distance of around 395 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 28 min. Operated by London Underground (Tube), LNER and Greater Anglia, the Little Venice to Edinburgh service departs from Paddington-Underground and arrives in Edinburgh. Typically 177 services run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Little Venice to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £40 - £65 and takes 10h 21m.
The quickest way to get from Little Venice to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £45 - £240 and takes 3h 15m.
No, there is no direct bus from Little Venice to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Warwick Avenue and arriving at Bus Station via Finchley Road Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Little Venice to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Paddington-Underground and arriving at Edinburgh via London Kings Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 59m.
The distance between Little Venice and Edinburgh is 332 miles. The road distance is 377.2 miles.
The best way to get from Little Venice to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 4h 59m and costs £50 - £400.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Little Venice to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Little Venice to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Finchley Road Station.
Little Venice to Edinburgh train services, operated by LNER, depart from London Kings Cross station.
The best way to get from Little Venice to Edinburgh is to train which takes 4h 59m and costs £50 - £400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £65 and takes 10h 21m, you could also fly, which costs £45 - £240 and takes 3h 15m.
- Distance: 331.7 miles
- Duration: 4h 59m
What companies run services between Little Venice, 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 22m. Greater Anglia also services this route once a week. Alternatively, Megabus UK operates a bus from Finchley Road Station to Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost £30 - £50 and the journey takes 9h 5m. FlixBus also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70 - £370
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £320
Flights from London City to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £150
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £150
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27 - £140
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27 - £140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24 - £210
Flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £24 - £210
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23 - £280
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- 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
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £160 - £240
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk
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 Baker Street station to Canning Town Underground Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1 - £2
- Website
- London Underground (Tube)
- Off Peak
- £1
- Peak
- £1 - £2
Subway from Paddington-Underground to Liverpool Street station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2 - £4
- Website
- London Underground (Tube)
- Off Peak
- £2 - £3
- Peak
- £2 - £4
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 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 London St Pancras International LL to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 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 London St Pancras International to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13 - £70
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Standard
- £13 - £19
- 1st Class
- £45 - £70
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras International to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £8 - £12
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Standard
- £8 - £12
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14 - £20
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Standard
- £14 - £20
- 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 Finchley Road Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30 - £50
- 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 London Finchley Road to Edinburgh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40 - £60
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
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 Golders Green Station to Edinburgh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50 - £75
- Website
- National Express
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The quickest flight from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 15m.
Little Venice to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at Bus Station.
Little Venice to Edinburgh train services, operated by LNER, arrive at Edinburgh station.
Yes, the driving distance between Little Venice to Edinburgh is 377 miles. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Little Venice to Edinburgh.
British Airways offers flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
There are 1444+ hotels available in Edinburgh. Prices start at £87 per night.
The best way to get from Little Venice to London Heathrow Airport is to train which takes 14 min and costs £4 - £35.