147 miles (237 km) | |
Train, bus or flight | |
$21 - $88 | |
Train • $21 (€19) • 2 h 59 min | |
Train • $21 (€19) • 2 h 59 min | |
National Express or TransPennine Express |
Take a train, bus or flight to travel 147 miles (237 km) to Edinburgh from Blackpool. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey 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 flight 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 a publicly owned train operating company in the United Kingdom, headquartered in York. The company operates local and commuter trains across the entire north of England connecting regions of the North East, North West, East Midlands, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and the Humber coast line. The rail network in the UK has been run by over 20 train companies, but they work together as National Rail with coordinated fares and ticketing. Tickets such as Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime Day are available to purchase for routes with Northern. There is only one class option on Northern trains: 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.
There are 3 options to travel to Edinburgh from Blackpool including taking a train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to go to Edinburgh from Blackpool is by taking a train, which costs on average $21 (€19).
This is compared to other ways of getting from Blackpool to Edinburgh:
Taking a train costs $12 (€11) less than taking a bus, which costs on average $32 (€29) for the same trip.
Taking a train costs $68 (€61) less than taking a flight, which average ticket prices of $88 (€80).
The quickest way to travel from Blackpool to Edinburgh is by train, which takes on average 2 h 59 min compared to other travel options that take longer:
Bus takes 5 h 48 min on average.
Flight takes 3 h 40 min on average.
Edinburgh is approximately 147 miles (237 km) away from Blackpool.
The average frequency per day from Blackpool to Edinburgh is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip to Edinburgh from Blackpool 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 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 from Blackpool to Edinburgh.
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