Travelling to Edinburgh Train Station

Edinburgh is easy to reach by train, in fact, the Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) line is the fastest intercity railway in the UK, with a journey time of just under 5 hours between Edinburgh (Waverley) and London (King's Cross).

ScotRail operate an overnight service, the Caledonian Sleeper, between London (Euston) and Edinburgh 7 nights a week.

Edinburgh train station has great rail links to other major cities too. York, Newcastle, Inverness and Aberdeen are all about 2 hours away by train, and Glasgow is just 50 minutes away on the First ScotRail shuttle service which leaves Waverley train station every 15 minutes.

The following companies can provide more information.

Linking Edinburgh train station and London via the east coast main line:
GNER contact number : 08457 48 49 50

Linking Edinburgh to towns and cities in England:
Virgin contact number : 08457 222 333

Travelling to and from Edinburgh to all around Scotland:
First Scotrail contact number : 08457 48 49 50

For all your timetables and fares UK wide:
National Rail Enquiries contact number : 08457 48 49 50

For all your rail travel requirements:
Traveline contact number : 0871 200 22 33