Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Edinburgh to Stansted is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
5 h 13 m
Average
5 h 42 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
502 km
It's difficult to get from Edinburgh to Stansted without transferring at least 2 times.
Distance | 311 miles (502 km) | |
Direct train | No | |
Train providers | London North Eastern Railway |
Trains from Edinburgh to Stansted cover the 311 miles (502 km) long journey with our travel partners like London North Eastern Railway. There are direct train services available. Travelers depart most frequently from Edinburgh Waverley and arrive in Stansted Airport.
Find the best route to Stansted from Edinburgh with Omio's train partners CrossCountry! You'll find the best deals, schedules and tickets when comparing and booking the most popular journey for you.
CrossCountry is a fast speed train company in the United Kingdom and for your next train from Edinburgh to Stansted you can choose between Standard Class and First Class tickets on Omio.
Are you making plans to travel from Edinburgh to Stansted? Why not take a train with CrossCountry? Omio can show you current CrossCountry train times, tickets, travel information (such as baggage allowance and amenities offered onboard) and prices so you can find the best deals on Edinburgh to Stansted trains all in one place. On the CrossCountry train, you can expect to travel 311 miles (502 km) between Edinburgh and Stansted. If you use the Omio app to search for trains between Edinburgh and Stansted, you can quickly see if the CrossCountry ticket is a mobile ticket, making it easy for you to go paperless when taking a train. Once you have found your perfect one-way CrossCountry train from Edinburgh to Stansted, book your cheap train tickets online on Omio or in the Omio app quickly and easily so you can spend the rest of your time enjoying your upcoming trip!
Edinburgh to Stansted train information with CrossCountry:
When taking a train from Edinburgh, you have a couple of train stations you can depart from including Edinburgh Waverley, Edinburgh Gateway and Edinburgh Park. When you arrive in Stansted, your train can arrive in train stations including Stansted Airport, Stansted, London Stansted Airport and Stansted Mountfitchet.
Omio customers traveling this route book their trains from Edinburgh Waverley to Stansted Airport.
You can find the most popular departure train station for this journey, Edinburgh Waverley, located approximately 0.4 miles (660 m) from the city center of Edinburgh. The most popular arrival train station in Stansted, called Stansted Airport, is located around 5 miles (8.1 km) away from its city center.
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