{"id":136,"date":"2008-10-03T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-03T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingeu.com\/western-europe\/uk\/2008\/10\/trains-from-london-to-edinburgh.html"},"modified":"2016-05-16T11:38:45","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T11:38:45","slug":"trains-from-london-to-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingeu.com\/western-europe\/uk\/2008\/10\/trains-from-london-to-edinburgh.html","title":{"rendered":"Trains from London to Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nFirst Class to Edinburgh<\/span><\/div>\n

Trains from London to Edinburgh are one of the most convenient ways of getting from the capital of the UK to one of Scotland’s most famous cities. Due to the train stations’ locations in their respective city centres, taking the train is often faster than flying from London to Scotland.<\/p>\n

Trains between the two UK cities run regularly from London King’s Cross train station to Edinburgh train station in the heart of the city. Trains are operated by a company called East Coast Trains.<\/p>\n

Trains leave London King’s Cross station for Edinburgh every thirty minutes to an hour at peak times. Trains generally leave once an hour on the hour during even hours, and twice an hour on the hour and half hour during odd hours. There is also an overnight train from London to Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

There are several other departures throughout the day, but they usually require changes en route or have longer journey times. It is best to stick with the regular departures if you can.<\/p>\n

Return trains from Edinburgh to London<\/a> return every thrity minutes to an hour as well.<\/p>\n

The total train travel time to Edinburgh ranges from 4 hours, 23 minutes to 4 hours, 50 minutes. The journey time depends on which train you take. The overnight train takes longer, with a time of 7 hours, 26 minutes.<\/p>\n

The cost of a single ticket on trains from London to Edinburgh starts at \u00a326.00 for standard class. This kind of discounted train ticket is available if you book online well in advance. If you have a railcard, you can save an additional 30% on your ticket fare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First Class to Edinburgh Trains from London to Edinburgh are one of the most convenient ways of getting from the capital of the UK to one of Scotland’s most famous cities. Due to the train stations’ locations in their respective city centres, taking the train is often faster than flying from London to Scotland. Trains […]<\/p>\n

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