Cheapest€10.07
- FlixBus FB614806:502h 13m09:03Edinburgh Bus StationNewcastle John Dobson Street
Door to door 2h 57mCO2 4.0 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne bus
Buses from Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne start at €10.63 and take 2h 45m at their fastest.
The Buses from Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne starts at €10.63 and takes 2h 45m door to door, run by 2 operators over 148 km, with around 4 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 2h 45mDoor to door
- 2h 1mMoving
- €10.63From
- 4.0 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Borders | €10.08 | 2h 44m |
 FlixBus | €10.07 | 2h 45m |
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Newcastle upon Tyne is not something we sell.
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When to book Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €10.6390 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.0730 days
- €10.0821 days
- €12.8314 days
- €14.487 days
- €14.483 days
- €18.881 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 87 percent. The most expensive point is €18.88, 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.
- €11.73Sun
- €11.18Mon
- €10.63Tue
- €11.18Wed
- €12.83Thu
- €13.38Fri
- €12.83Sat
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
Newcastle upon Tyne
Bus
- Newcastle John Dobson Street
- Haymarket 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.
- Direct or connecting
- 76% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 24% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 148 km against 148 km in a straight line, a detour of 0 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at York, Middlesbrough, Glasgow, Burnley. The gap between arriving and leaving is 65 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Edinburgh at 06:35 and the last at 14:48, across 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 51m | 1h 7m | 44m | €20.69 | 4.9 kg | 12 |
| Coach | 2h 45m | 2h 1m | 44m | €10.63 | 4.0 kg | 4 |
| Flight | 3h 46m | 36m | 3h 10m | €31.41 | 37.4 kg | 1 |
Questions about Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne
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 Newcastle upon Tyne take?
The Coach from Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne takes 2h 45m door to door, of which 2h 1m is spent moving. The route runs 148 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 Newcastle upon Tyne cost?
The Coach from Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne starts at €10.63 for one passenger, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare is €10.36. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne?
2 operators run the Coach from Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne: Borders, FlixBus. Between them they file around 4 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 Newcastle upon Tyne use?
The Coach from Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne leaves from Edinburgh Bus Station and arrives at Newcastle John Dobson Street. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne?
Traveling from Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne by Train costs €20.69 and takes 1h 51m door to door, against 2h 45m 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 Newcastle upon Tyne?
Fares for the Coach from Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 87 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne produce?
The Coach from Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne produces about 4.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 148 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 Newcastle upon Tyne?
Operators on the Coach from Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 45m 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 Newcastle upon Tyne on September 12, 2026: 148 km of route against 148 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €10.63, and 2h 45m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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