Train vs Plane: which is fastest between London and Edinburgh?
The Independent✕ Close Launch of new London to Edinburgh train service Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. My opponent is the UK’s leading rail expert: Mark Smith, the former British Rail manager who founded the Seat61.com website for international train travel. Travel news - live: Lateral flow tests go on sale as Australia announces steps toward reopening Yes, I appreciate that is technically the wrong city, but given the currently sparse flight schedules from London to Edinburgh it is the only way I might feasibly reach the Scottish capital first. A bus along the M8 into Glasgow city centre, and a train from the newly refurbished Queen Street station to Edinburgh should, all being well, see me reaching Waverley Station in time for a cup of tea while I wait for Mark.
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New train service between London and Scotland planned
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Main line rail closures: How to travel between England and Scotland by train on 18 and 19 February
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More than half of London-Edinburgh travellers now going by train instead of plane
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Train vs plane: Travel experts film race from London to Leeds using an LNER express and Flybe
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Glasgow to London — how do train and plane compare?
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Lumo trains from London to Edinburgh: Tickets, timetable and more
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New Lumo train service linking London and Edinburgh launches
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London-Edinburgh for under £10: budget train link will give railcard discounts
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First train on new-look Caledonian Sleeper service after trouble-plagued £100m upgrade arrives over three hours late
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London-Edinburgh trains to cost less than £25 with new budget rail link
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