Distance | 147 miles (237 km) |
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Available travel modes | Train, bus or flight |
Ticket price range | $24 - $80 |
Cheapest mode | Train • $24 (€20) • 2 h 59 min |
Fastest mode | Train • $24 (€20) • 2 h 59 min |
Popular travel companies | National Express or TransPennine Express |
Take a train, bus or flight to travel 147 miles (237 km) from Blackpool to Edinburgh. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are National Express or TransPennine Express among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Blackpool to Edinburgh.
How to get from Blackpool to Edinburgh by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Blackpool to Edinburgh is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
National Express and Northern Rail (3) will get you from Blackpool to Edinburgh at great prices. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best travel times, prices and tickets for your trip.
Northern Trains is one of many publicly owned travel operating companies in the United Kingdom. The rail network in the UK has been run by over 20 travel companies, but they work together as National Rail with coordinated fares and ticketing. Headquartered in York, Northern operates local and commuter travel across the entire north of England connecting regions of the North East, North West, East Midlands, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and the Humber coast line. Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime Day tickets can be purchased for Northern travel journeys between Blackpool and Edinburgh. There is only one class option on Northern travel: Standard.
National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance travel company operating over 550 travel per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates travel services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express travel have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most travel come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your travel to Edinburgh from Blackpool, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
You can get from Blackpool to Edinburgh 3 different ways: train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to travel to Edinburgh from Blackpool is a train with an average price of $24 (€20).
This is compared to other travel options from Blackpool to Edinburgh:
Taking a train costs $5 (€5) less than taking a bus, which costs on average $29 (€25) for the same trip.
A train is $56 (€49) less than a flight with an average ticket price of $80 (€69) from Blackpool to Edinburgh.
The quickest way to travel between Blackpool and Edinburgh is by train, which takes on average 2 h 59 min compared to other travel options that take longer:
Bus takes 5 h 28 min on average.
Getting to Edinburgh by flight takes 3 h 25 min on average.
The distance is approximately 147 miles (237 km) from Blackpool to Edinburgh.
The average frequency per day from Blackpool to Edinburgh is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey between Blackpool and Edinburgh as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Blackpool to Edinburgh:
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Yes, there are direct services available from Blackpool to Edinburgh with the following travel companies:
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Edinburgh as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Edinburgh from Blackpool.
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