Edinburgh Train Travel
General rail travel information
Edinburgh is an excellent base for exploring Scotland. If you are considering taking long distance rail journeys from Edinburgh, it's best to book your tickets at least two weeks in advance to get the best possible fare.
Getting to Edinburgh by bus may be cheaper with single tickets starting at £12. There are also some excellent flight deals to Edinburgh.
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Buying train tickets in advance also means your seat is reserved which is very handy on early morning or evening peak time trains. Avoid booking your train tickets through a foreign agent in order to get the cheapest fares possible.
Using local booking systems is very easy and convenient although choosing the right type of train ticket can be tricky. Tickets are not mailed out to you. You must collect them from the Waverley railway station in Edinburgh.
For short distance train journeys from Edinburgh you can buy your tickets on the day you travel from the Travel Centre at Waverley Station. If you're in a hurry, you can buy your ticket on the train as it leaves Edinburgh but remember that you don't benefit from any ticket discounts and you pay the full single fare. Paying two full fares is more expensive than a cheap return ticket.
If you're in Edinburgh for more than a couple of days then you might consider one or two short train trips to some local places. The villages and towns around Edinburgh are quite extraordinary and you'll get a chance to see the quiet side of modern Scottish life.
- Tickets are not interchangeable, you cannot travel with Virgin Trains if you have a NXEC (which replaced GNER) ticket or vice versa.
- You can normally take your bicycle on the train but you must make reservations for the cycle space. This is usually free of charge.
- Frequent Intercity train services to and from Edinburgh are usually on time and delays may appear occasionally on the longer distance rail journeys. If you happen to miss one, however, you can always catch another one.
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See the articles below for more information on travelling by train to and from Edinburgh.
London train to Edinburgh All the information you need on cheap train tickets and train travel between London to Edinburgh.
London train to Glasgow All the information you need on cheap train tickets and train travel between London to Glasgow.
Edinburgh Waverley train station Waverley Station is located at the very centre of Edinburgh. Here's how to find it and how to find your way around it.
Trains from Edinburgh to other places in Scotland The best places in Scotland to travel by train from Edinburgh, from North Berwick nearby to cosmopolitan Glasgow and the Highlands.
Edinburgh train times Where to find Edinburgh train times online.
Train tickets and reservations How to find the best possible fare in the complicated UK train fare system.
Train travel web links Links to other online train travel resources.
Online Tickets at TheTrainLine Guide to using TheTrainLine to get cheap rail tickets.
General rail travel information Information for train travel from or to Edinburgh -- buying tickets, taking your bike on the train and being in the train station on time.
Also see:
Cheap London flights to Edinburgh All the information you need on finding cheap flights between London to Edinburgh.
Edinburgh travel guide How to travel to and from Edinburgh by different means of transport.
