Find buses from London to Edinburgh

When booking buses from London to Edinburgh, you will find professional long-haul bus companies such as National Express and Megabus servicing this journey. Both companies offer a comfortable trip with reclining seats, ample leg room and charger points to keep your devices powered up. You can also make use of the free Wifi on both bus companies, to enjoy free entertainment, ensuring your journey by bus to Edinburgh from London flies by.

With your bus ticket from London to Edinburgh, you will find the two main bus carriers have the same luggage allowance. Two medium-sized suitcases or one large suitcase weighing under 44 lbs are allowed in the luggage hold under the bus, as well as one smaller carry bag inside the bus at your feet or in the overhead compartment. This can be a laptop bag, handbag or small rucksack. If you have a foldable pram or wheelchair, the bus will make provisions for you in the front, depending on how busy they are. For special luggage arrangements or overweight parcels, you can contact the bus company directly and make arrangements, bearing in mind you may have to pay an additional fee.

With National Express bus tickets from London to Edinburgh, you will be allowed a small, well-behaved pet to accompany you on your trip. Ensure the pet is in a waterproof cage and will not be a nuisance to the other travellers. You will have to pay a fare to have the pet travel with you. If your dog is a service dog, it will need to have the appropriate paperwork and a harness that identifies their name and duty. Megabus will only allow service animals to travel with you on your trip to Edinburgh from London. Again, ensure their paperwork and harnesses are up to date, which will include inoculations. Certain animals may need to be muzzled for the comfort of fellow passengers.

When buying bus tickets from London to Edinburgh, you will have a choice of departing from a few of London’s bus stations. Victoria Station is one of the larger and more popular choices. Based on Buckingham Palace Road, in Westminster, it is easy to reach from central London with the tube train and based just a quick walk away from where the trains pull into the station. The District, Victoria or Circle tube lines will take you right to the bus station. You can also depart for Edinburgh from Finchley Bus Station, in London. Based further away, it is still easy to reach on the Northern tube line from most parts of London. When you arrive in Edinburgh, you will make use of Edinburgh Bus Station, based in the centre of the city. The tram at the bus station or the Line 16 bus will take you further into the centre of Edinburgh.

When travelling by bus from London to Edinburgh, you can find tickets that go direct between the two cities or have the choice of several options that make one connecting stop along the way. A popular stop is at Leeds Bus Station with Megabus tickets, while National Express has London to Edinburgh tickets that stop at Birmingham Coach Station or Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station before arriving at your Edinburgh Bus Station destination.

Search for bus tickets from London to Edinburgh Turnhouse for this week, starting at £19 one-way.

8h 30m is the fastest available option for travel to Edinburgh Turnhouse from London by bus. Depending on the bus you select, the travel time may vary by up to 0h 28m. Look into FlixBus, they have one of the quickest options available.

FlixBus and National Express will take you from London to Edinburgh Turnhouse. FlixBus has been recently found as the cheapest option from £37 return.

A bus from London to Edinburgh Turnhouse will travel much more than the 332.0 mi distance between them. The actual distance depends on the route taken, which can change based on traffic, tolls and closures. The bus journey is around 8h 30m long.

The carbon footprint of getting a bus from London to Edinburgh Turnhouse is about 46lb. This is around 87% less than taking a plane (348lb). This journey by train has a footprint of 73lb, on average.

To save time, the fastest way to travel is by flight from London to Edinburgh on easyJet. Expect the length of time you’ll spend onboard easyJet to be about 1h 15m compared to taking a train from London to Edinburgh or a bus from London to Edinburgh which have been found to be slower alternatives.

The cheapest way is to get a flight from London to Edinburgh, which can be as cheap as £28. A train from London to Edinburgh is more expensive than a flight, with prices starting at £174. A bus from London to Edinburgh is also an option, with an average price of £29.