There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) by plane, train, bus or car
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Cheapest
Fly Edinburgh to London Stansted, train
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Stansted (STN)
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Take the train from Liverpool Street Station to London Paddington
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Take the train from London Paddington to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
Train to Glasgow, fly to London Heathrow
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Take the train from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street
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Fly from Glasgow (GLA) to London Heathrow (LHR)
Fly Edinburgh to London City, train
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London City (LCY)
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Take the train from Stratford (London) to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
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 Farringdon
Fly Edinburgh to London Luton, bus
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to London Luton (LTN)
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Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
Train
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Take the train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross
Bus
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Take the bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
Train, bus
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Take the train from Edinburgh to Birmingham New Street
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Take the bus from Birmingham Brunel Street to London Heathrow Airport T2 and T3
Drive
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Drive from Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) by train and subway
The journey time between Edinburgh and London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is around 5h 19m and covers a distance of around 410 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 6 min. Operated by LNER and London Underground (Tube), the Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) service departs from Edinburgh and arrives in Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 station. 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 Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is to bus which costs £45 - £65 and takes 8h 25m.
The quickest way to get from Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is to fly which costs £40 - £210 and takes 2h 52m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bus Station station and arriving at Heathrow Central Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh and arriving at Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 station via King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 19m.
The distance between Edinburgh and London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is 331 miles. The road distance is 399.3 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) without a car is to train which takes 5h 19m and costs £50 - £390.
It takes approximately 2h 52m to get from Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), including transfers.
Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) train services, operated by LNER, depart from Edinburgh station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is to fly which takes 2h 52m and costs £40 - £210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £50 - £390 and takes 5h 19m, you could also bus, which costs £45 - £65 and takes 8h 25m.
- Distance: 331.2 miles
- Duration: 2h 52m
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and London Heathrow Airport (LHR), England?
British Airways and Aer Lingus fly from Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 2 hours. Alternatively, LNER operates a train from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross hourly. Tickets cost £50 - £390 and the journey takes 4h 18m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £320
Flights from Glasgow to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £310
Flights from Edinburgh to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70 - £370
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70 - £370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £150
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £150
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27 - £140
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27 - £140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24 - £210
Flights from Edinburgh to London Luton via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £190
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £13 - £120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Heathrow via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £320
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70 - £370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21 - £260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £750
- 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
- £14 - £20
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Standard
- £14 - £20
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Stratford (London) to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6 - £9
- Website
- Elizabeth Line
- Offpeak (Contactless or Oyster)
- £6 - £9
- Peak (Contactless or Oyster)
- £10 - £17
Train from Liverpool Street Station to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2 - £3
- Website
- Elizabeth Line
- Offpeak (Contactless or Oyster)
- £2 - £3
- Peak (Contactless or Oyster)
- £2 - £4
Train from London Paddington to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4 - £7
- Website
- Elizabeth Line
- Offpeak (Contactless or Oyster)
- £4 - £7
- Peak (Contactless or Oyster)
- £6 - £11
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13 - £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £13 - £17
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1515
- socialmedia@heathrowexpress.com
- Website
- heathrowexpress.com
Train from London Paddington to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21 - £35
- Website
- heathrowexpress.com
- Off Peak Standard Ticket
- £22
- Peak Standard Ticket
- £25
- Business First Ticket
- £32
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6 - £21
- Website
- First Great Western Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £6 - £10
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £14 - £21
- 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 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140 - £410
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Standard
- £140 - £210
- 1st Class
- £280 - £410
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- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130 - £440
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £130 - £170
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £330 - £440
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 Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45 - £65
- Website
- National Express
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- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Birmingham Brunel Street to London Heathrow Airport T2 and T3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14 - £20
- Website
- Megabus UK
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Read the travel guideMore Questions & Answers
The quickest flight from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 20m.
Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) train services, operated by LNER, arrive at London Kings Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is 399 miles. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR).
Aer Lingus and British Airways offer flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
Book your Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 3167+ hotels available in London Heathrow Airport (LHR). Prices start at £87 per night.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Edinburgh Airport is to tram which takes 32 min and costs £1 - £6.