Train vs Plane: which is fastest between London and Edinburgh?
3 years, 5 months ago

Train vs Plane: which is fastest between London and Edinburgh?

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✕ 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
1 year, 1 month ago

New train service between London and Scotland planned

The Independent  

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. An Avanti West Coast train FirstGroup said a “significant number” of Lumo passengers currently travel to and from Glasgow via …

Main line rail closures: How to travel between England and Scotland by train on 18 and 19 February
2 years, 1 month ago

Main line rail closures: How to travel between England and Scotland by train on 18 and 19 February

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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. The rail infrastructure provider is closing the West Coast main line between Glasgow and London Euston in the Preston area, …

More than half of London-Edinburgh travellers now going by train instead of plane
2 years, 5 months ago

More than half of London-Edinburgh travellers now going by train instead of plane

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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. Mark Smith, who founded train travel website Seat 61, tweeted about his experience with low-cost Lumo trains, which he said …

Train vs plane: Travel experts film race from London to Leeds using an LNER express and Flybe
2 years, 10 months ago

Train vs plane: Travel experts film race from London to Leeds using an LNER express and Flybe

Daily Mail  

It’s one of the great questions of the modern age. Pictured here is The Points Guy UK's plane north in a race against LNER's Leeds service The Points Guy UK's Liam Spencer hopped on board this 125mph service to Leeds British airline Flybe has recently made its debut back into the world after being off-grid for the past two years …

Two people struck by trains within an hour – ScotRail
3 years, 2 months ago

Two people struck by trains within an hour – ScotRail

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The separate incidents have caused cancellations to trains running between Glasgow Queen Street and …

Glasgow to London — how do train and plane compare?
3 years, 5 months ago

Glasgow to London — how do train and plane compare?

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How do the journeys compare in time? Although journey times for air and train travel will vary, depending on a number of factors, including train route, airport location and time of day, flight time takes roughly an hour and a half whereas the train takes approximately four hours and 40 minutes. A direct flight from Glasgow to Heathrow or Gatwick …

Lumo trains from London to Edinburgh: Tickets, timetable and more
3 years, 5 months ago

Lumo trains from London to Edinburgh: Tickets, timetable and more

The Independent  

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. A new “open access” train operator, branded Lumo, is taking on the state-owned LNER on the UK’s flagship rail link: …

New Lumo train service linking London and Edinburgh launches
3 years, 5 months ago

New Lumo train service linking London and Edinburgh launches

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The inaugural London King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley Lumo …

London-Edinburgh for under £10: budget train link will give railcard discounts
3 years, 6 months ago

London-Edinburgh for under £10: budget train link will give railcard discounts

The Independent  

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. Read our privacy policy The new cut-price rail link between London, Newcastle and Edinburgh will deliver even better value than …

Budget rail service will offer fares between London and Edinburgh
3 years, 6 months ago

Budget rail service will offer fares between London and Edinburgh

Daily Mail  

It's often cheaper to hop on a Ryanair or easyJet flight to Spain than catch a train to Scotland, but now there is just the ticket for passengers looking for a bargain break. From next month, a budget rail service called Lumo will offer fares from London to Edinburgh for less than £15. From next month, a budget rail service …

Trains cheaper than planes for short-notice trips from London to Edinburgh
5 years, 6 months ago

Trains cheaper than planes for short-notice trips from London to Edinburgh

The Independent  

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. The advance fare on direct LNER trains from London King’s Cross to the Scottish capital was 50 per cent higher, …

First train on new-look Caledonian Sleeper service after trouble-plagued £100m upgrade arrives over three hours late
5 years, 11 months ago

First train on new-look Caledonian Sleeper service after trouble-plagued £100m upgrade arrives over three hours late

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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. Data provided by Real Time Trains show that the pioneering service left Glasgow Central 10 minutes behind schedule at 9.50pm, …

London-Edinburgh trains to cost less than £25 with new budget rail link
6 years ago

London-Edinburgh trains to cost less than £25 with new budget rail link

The Independent  

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. Booking three months in advance, LNER’s cheapest advance tickets currently cost £50.50 – £25.50 more than East Coast Trains’ proposed …

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