Cheapest€11.88
- ScotRail SR866006:3932m07:11Cumbernauld railway stationEdinburgh Waverley
Door to door 1h 16mCO2 1.9 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh costs €11.88 at the cheapest and takes 1h 13m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 57 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 57 km
- Fastest
- 1h 13m
- Average
- 1h 14m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €11.88
- CO2 per passenger
- 1.9 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 21, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 16m | 32m | 44m | €11.88 | 1.9 kg | 5 |
- 1h 16mFastest, by Train
- €11.88Cheapest, by Train
- 1.9 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 57 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 21, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stagecoach East Scotland2 changes | X24 | 08:07 | 09:31 | 1h 24m |
| Canavan Travel1 changes | 435 | 08:15 | 09:39 | 1h 24m |
| Midland Bluebird1 changes | X37 | 08:29 | 09:52 | 1h 23m |
| First Greater Glasgow2 changes | X25 | 08:39 | 09:52 | 1h 13m |
| Canavan Travel1 changes | 435 | 08:45 | 10:05 | 1h 20m |
| First Greater Glasgow2 changes | X3 | 08:58 | 10:05 | 1h 7m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cumbernauld to Edinburgh | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €27.29 | €17.94 | €17.94 | €14.09 | €15.19 | €12.99 | €11.89 | €12.44 | €14.09 | €14.09 | €12.99 | €11.88 | €11.88 | €11.88 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-21 · €11.88
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When to book Cumbernauld to Edinburgh
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €11.8814 days
- €11.897 days
- €17.943 days
- €27.291 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 130 percent. The most expensive point is €27.29, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 14 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €12.99Sun
- €11.88Mon
- €11.88Tue
- €11.88Wed
- €12.44Thu
- €14.09Fri
- €14.09Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €12.99Sep
- €11.88Oct
- €11.88Nov
- €11.88Dec
- €11.88Jan
- €11.88Feb
The route
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
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 57 km against 49 km in a straight line, a detour of 16 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, Greenock. The gap between arriving and leaving is 70 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Cumbernauld at 06:39 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cumbernauld
Rail
- Cumbernauld railway station
- Denny railway station
- Banknock railway station
Edinburgh
Rail
- Edinburgh Waverley
- Edinburgh Gateway station
- Edinburgh Park railway station
Bus
- Edinburgh Bus Station
- Halbeath Park & Ride
Air
- EDI
Ferry
- Cruise Liner Terminal
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Getting from EDI into Edinburgh
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Who runs this route
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ScotRail | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €8.99 | 76% |
| Taxes | €0.90 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 17% |
| Total you pay | €11.88 | 100% |
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Questions about Cumbernauld to Edinburgh
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 it take to get from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh?
The fastest journey from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh takes 1h 13m door to door, of which 32m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 1h 14m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh?
The cheapest fare from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh is €11.88, checked on September 21, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.89. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh?
The cheapest way from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh is by Train, at €11.88 for one passenger on September 21, 2026. That journey takes 1h 16m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Cumbernauld to Edinburgh?
Fares from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 130 percent, measured on September 21, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cumbernauld to Edinburgh?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 21, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cumbernauld to Edinburgh?
October is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh?
1 operators sell services from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh across 1 modes: ScotRail. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh?
20 percent of the services we sell from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh are direct. The rest connect at Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, Greenock, with about 70 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh use?
Services from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh by Train leave from Cumbernauld railway station and arrive at Edinburgh Waverley. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Cumbernauld to Edinburgh allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Cumbernauld to Edinburgh on September 9, 2026: 57 km of route against 49 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 13m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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