Fastest€20.14
- London North Eastern Railway LN968314:131h 5m15:18NewcastleEdinburgh Waverley
Door to door 1h 49mCO2 4.9 kgChanges 0Refundable
Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh train
Trains from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh start at €21.24 and take 1h 49m at their fastest.
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The Trains from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh starts at €21.24 and takes 1h 49m door to door, run by 4 operators over 148 km, with around 11 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 1h 49mDoor to door
- 1h 5mMoving
- €21.24 to €41.04From
- 06:22 to 14:27First and last departure
- 11Per day
- 4.9 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 5, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€21.24 to €41.04 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €35.54Tue15
- about €32.79Wed16
- about €41.04Thu17
- about €30.59Fri18
- about €39.94Sat19
- about €28.39Sun20
- about €25.09Mon21
- about €21.79Tue22
- about €24.54Wed23
- about €26.74Thu24
- about €24.54Fri25
- about €27.29Sat26
- about €25.64Sun27
- about €21.24Mon28
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on October 5, 2026
Rail operators
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
| Arriva Cross Country | €18.49 |
 London North Eastern Railway | €18.49 |
 Lumo | €17.39 |
| TransPennine Express | €16.84 |
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A room in Edinburgh for the night the train gets in
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When to book Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh
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
- €10.0845 days
- €10.0730 days
- €10.0721 days
- €11.1814 days
- €12.837 days
- €19.433 days
- €16.131 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 93 percent. The most expensive point is €19.43, 3 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.
- €12.28Sun
- €11.18Mon
- €10.63Tue
- €11.18Wed
- €12.83Thu
- €13.38Fri
- €12.83Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Newcastle upon Tyne
Rail
- Newcastle
- Backworth
- Motorail Terminal
Edinburgh
Rail
- Edinburgh Waverley
- Edinburgh Gateway station
- Edinburgh Park railway station
What the journey actually looks like
- 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 Glasgow, Burnley, York, Middlesbrough. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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 Newcastle upon Tyne at 06:22 and the last at 14:27, across 11 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 49m | 1h 5m | 44m | €21.24 | 4.9 kg | 11 |
| Coach | 2h 48m | 2h 4m | 44m | €10.63 | 4.0 kg | 5 |
| Flight | 3h 48m | 38m | 3h 10m | €31.41 | 37.4 kg | 1 |
Questions about Newcastle upon Tyne 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 the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh take?
The Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh takes 1h 49m door to door, of which 1h 5m 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 Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh cost?
The Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh starts at €21.24 for one passenger, as of September 14, 2026. A typical fare is €21.79. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh?
4 operators run the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh: Arriva Cross Country, London North Eastern Railway, Lumo, TransPennine Express. Between them they file around 11 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 Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh use?
The Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh leaves from Newcastle and arrives at Edinburgh Waverley. 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 Train the best way from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh?
Traveling from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh by Coach costs €10.63 and takes 2h 48m door to door, against 1h 49m by Train. 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 Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh?
Fares for the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 93 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh produce?
The Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh produces about 4.9 kg of CO2 per passenger over 148 km, which works out at roughly 33 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 Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh?
Operators on the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 4 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 1h 49m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh on September 14, 2026: 148 km of route against 148 km in a straight line, 11 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €21.24, and 1h 49m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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