Cheapest€24.38
- FlixBus FB577710:427h 21m18:03Edinburgh Bus StationLondon Victoria Coach Station
Door to door 8h 5mCO2 14.4 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Edinburgh to London bus
Buses from Edinburgh to London start at €29.33 and take 7h 42m at their fastest.
The Buses from Edinburgh to London starts at €29.33 and takes 7h 42m door to door, run by 1 operator over 534 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 7h 42mDoor to door
- 6h 58mMoving
- €29.33From
- 14.4 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FlixBus | €24.38 | 7h 42m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Edinburgh to London
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €30.9890 days
- €19.4360 days
- €20.5345 days
- €24.3830 days
- €27.6821 days
- €34.8314 days
- €45.287 days
- €44.183 days
- €62.881 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €19.43.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 224 percent. The most expensive point is €62.88, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €33.18Sun
- €29.33Mon
- €29.33Tue
- €31.53Wed
- €38.13Thu
- €34.83Fri
- €35.93Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Edinburgh
Bus
- Edinburgh Bus Station
- Halbeath Park & Ride
London
Bus
- London Victoria Coach Station
- London Bridge Bus Station
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 534 km against 534 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Edinburgh at 06:26 and the last at 21:08, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 16m | 1h 6m | 3h 10m | €58.55 | 135.3 kg | 96 |
| Train | 4h 23m | 3h 39m | 44m | €66.89 | 17.6 kg | 36 |
| Coach | 7h 42m | 6h 58m | 44m | €29.33 | 14.4 kg | 12 |
Questions about Edinburgh to London
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Coach from Edinburgh to London take?
The Coach from Edinburgh to London takes 7h 42m door to door, of which 6h 58m is spent moving. The route runs 534 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Edinburgh to London cost?
The Coach from Edinburgh to London starts at €29.33 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €29.88. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Edinburgh to London?
1 operators run the Coach from Edinburgh to London: FlixBus. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Edinburgh to London use?
The Coach from Edinburgh to London leaves from Edinburgh Bus Station and arrives at London Victoria Coach Station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Edinburgh to London?
Traveling from Edinburgh to London by Flight costs €58.55 and takes 4h 16m door to door, against 7h 42m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Edinburgh to London?
Fares for the Coach from Edinburgh to London bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €19.43. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 224 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Edinburgh to London produce?
The Coach from Edinburgh to London produces about 14.4 kg of CO2 per passenger over 534 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Edinburgh to London?
Operators on the Coach from Edinburgh to London publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 7h 42m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Edinburgh to London on September 11, 2026: 534 km of route against 534 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €29.33, and 7h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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