London to Edinburgh

The fastest journey from London to Edinburgh takes 4h 16m door to door, of which 1h 6m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 44m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

The cheapest fare from London to Edinburgh is €24.38, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €81.74. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

The cheapest way from London to Edinburgh is by coach, at €29.33 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 7h 53m 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.

The fastest way from London to Edinburgh is by flight, at 4h 16m door to door. Only 1h 6m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €58.55.

Fares from London to Edinburgh bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €19.98. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 187 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from London to Edinburgh, at €29.33. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from London to Edinburgh, at €21.63 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.

16 operators sell services from London to Edinburgh across 3 modes: Aer Lingus, Air New Zealand, Avanti West Coast, BA CityFlyer, British Airways, CityJet. 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.

Every service we sell from London to Edinburgh is direct, with around 144 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 16m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

Traveling from London to Edinburgh by coach produces about 14.4 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 135.3 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.

Services from London to Edinburgh by flight leave from London LHR and arrive at Edinburgh EDI. Allow about 3h 10m 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.

4 of the 16 operators we sell from London 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.