Trains from Blackpool to Edinburgh

Blackpool to Edinburgh train information

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Arrival Edinburgh, Scotland
Departure Blackpool, England
Distance 148 Miles

The journey from Blackpool, situated in England and Edinburgh, which is in Scotland is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.

Using the train is a quick and convenient way to cover the 148 miles from Blackpool to Edinburgh.

Depending how long in advance you buy your ticket or the day and hour of travel, the price of the ticket may vary.

Best prices for Blackpool to Edinburgh train tickets

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Blackpool - Edinburgh prices calendar

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Ticket prices and availability have been recorded in the last 72 hours from the data provided by our partners.

Blackpool - Edinburgh: the best time to book cheap trains

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The Prices for train tickets Blackpool to Edinburgh tend to increase the closer you get to your departure day. Based on our data, if you purchase your ticket 1 day in advance, the price of the ticket starts at £18 whereas when booking 3 days in advance, you will need to spend at least £66 for your trip. Thus, you will save 73% on the price of your ticket by buying your ticket 1 day in advance as opposed to 3 days in advance.

The data are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for Blackpool to Edinburgh trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Blackpool and Edinburgh by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Edinburgh to Blackpool and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

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Discount Blackpool - Edinburgh train tickets

Do you want to travel at the lowest fares? Many railcards and tricks can be obtained to spend less for your Blackpool Edinburgh train ticket and save even more money on your tickets: special train fares for children, railcards for all ages, group travel, or charity discount. There are five types of railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Two together railcard, Family and Friends Railcard, Senior railcard, Disabled persons railcard.

If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to estimate the number of journeys you need to save money. You will see that most of the time, only a few trips are needed.

For your evaluation, you need to include the cost of your railcard, i.e £30, how much you're saving on each journey (i.e.: 34%) as well as the cost of your ticket. The average fare of a Blackpool Edinburgh ticket is £50.00 (1).

Divide the cost of your railcard by the discount: £30/34%= £88. Then divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. You will need to make approximately 2 trips from Edinburgh to Blackpool (one way trip) with your railcard to be profitable.

The cost to get a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to buy a 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to get a third off most rail fares for a whole year.

(1)Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey

Train Journey Average price without railcard(1) With a railcard 34% off(2) Saving based on a one-way trip Number of return trips to pay off the cost
Blackpool to Edinburgh train £50.00 £33.33 £16.67 1.76

(1)Average price observed over the last 6 months for one way

(2)Price calculated with an average reduction of 34% on train tickets fare

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