Edinburgh London Coach Travel
Travelling by National Express to Edinburgh
National Express is the UK's largest coach network with extensive coverage in England. The best value trip with National Express coaches is the London Edinburgh journey which is very popular with tourists on a budget.
National Express have both day and overnight services. While travelling to or from London from Edinburgh by coach is cheap compared to train travel, the shortest trip is approx 9 hours long which is a very long time, especially when you might be jet lagged.
Service 591 leaves from Edinburgh St. Andrews bus station to Victoria Coach Station in London. There are 6 daily coach services between Edinburgh and London but only two direct ones, one in the morning and the overnight service.
The other London Edinburgh coaches go via Manchester or Birmingham and include long waiting times ranging from 35 to 125 minutes.
London Bus tickets
The cheapest National Express tickets for the London coach are:
- Economy Apex Return - Travel in either direction is on any day except Fridays. Ticket price: £30
- Standard Advance Return - Travel in either direction is on Fridays. Ticket price: £38.
Either ticket must be purchased 7 days in advance and offer very little flexibility -- no refunds or open dated returns are allowed.
National Express coaches - Web links
Tickets, timetables and trip planning
Use the form to get timetables and tickets for coach trips London to Edinburgh or Edinburgh to London. Alternatively, you can buy your ticket from St. Andrews bus station.
Contact details for National Express
Website: National Express
Phone: +44 08705 808 080
Other London Edinburgh coach services
Silver Choice Travel is a small Scottish company that run an overnight express coach service from Edinburgh to London via Hamilton where passengers switch to the London Shuttle. The journey takes about 9 and a half hours. Apex return tickets cost £24 and must be booked 1 week in advance.
Silver Choice Travel coaches - Web links
Coach fares and route details
Information about types of tickets, conditions, special offers and route details.
Contact details for Silver Choice Travel
Website: Silver Choice Travel
Phone: +44 01355 249499
>> Back to Edinburgh Coach Travel guide index
All Edinburgh coach travel articles:
St. Andrew's bus station Description of coach station in Edinburgh's St. Andrew's Square and walking directions.
Around Edinburgh by coach Information on coach travel from Edinburgh to the Scottish Borders and Fife.
Edinburgh to rest of Scotland by coach You can save a lot by travelling between Edinburgh and other Scottish cities with CityLink or Megabus.
Edinburgh - London by coach The cheapest way to get from London to Edinburgh and vice versa is by coach. Travel by day or take the overnight coach.
Belfast - Edinburgh by coach You can get from Belfast to Edinburgh by combining coach travel with ferry links.
Also see:
Edinburgh coach tours Suggestions for tours from and to Edinburgh by private or public coach.
Edinburgh travel guide How to travel to and from Edinburgh by different means of transport.