Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Train
Travelling to Scotland by train is faster and usually more comfortable than the bus, but
more expensive. Taking into account check-in and travel time between city centre and air-
port, the train is a competitive alternative to air travel on the London-to-Edinburgh route.
East Coast
(
08457 225 111;
www.eastcoast.co.uk
)
Trains between London Kings
Cross and Edinburgh (four hours, every half hour).
Eurostar
(
outside UK +44 1233-617575, within UK 08432 186 186;
www.eurostar.com
)
You can travel from Paris or Brussels to London in around two hours
on the Eurostar service. From St Pancras it's a quick and easy change to Kings Cross or
Euston for trains to Edinburgh or Glasgow. Total journey time from Paris to Edinburgh is
about eight hours.
First ScotRail
(
08457 55 00 33;
www.scotrail.co.uk
)
Runs the
Caledonian Sleeper
, an
overnight service connecting London Euston with Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, Perth,
Dundee, Aberdeen, Fort William and Inverness.
National Rail Enquiry Service
(
08457 48 49 50;
www.nationalrail.co.uk
)
Timetable
and fares info for all UK trains.
TRAIN FARES
The complex British train ticketing system rewards advance planning, particularly on long routes. A one-way fare
from London to Edinburgh, for example, can cost over £150, but a fare purchased well in advance, at off-peak
times, can be as low as £30. Regional fares in Scotland have a lot less variation. In this topic we have quoted fares
that fall somewhere between the cheapest and most expensive options.
Virgin Trains
(
08719 774 222;
www.virgintrains.co.uk
)
Trains between London Eus-
ton and Glasgow (4½ hours, hourly).