Trains from Edinburgh to Peterborough

Edinburgh to Peterborough train information

• The trip between Edinburgh, located in Scotland and Peterborough, situated in England is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and see the rail company for this journey.
• On average, it takes normally 3h55m by train to cover the 262 miles to go to Peterborough from Edinburgh. The train duration can change depending if the train is direct or with changes.
• Prices may vary quickly. We suggest you to make a search to see the latest available offers.

Best prices for Edinburgh to Peterborough train tickets

Edinburgh - Peterborough prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Edinburgh to Peterborough by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Edinburgh - Peterborough: the best time to book cheap trains

Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

The graph above shows the best prices found over the last six months depending on how much time in advance the train ticket is booked. Buying your train from Edinburgh to Peterborough in advance can enable you to save money for your journey.

Tickets are available from £33 when buying your seat 7 days in advance which is 73% cheaper than the best fare we found when booking on the day you're travelling.

Best prices for Edinburgh to Peterborough trains

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

Discount Edinburgh - Peterborough train tickets

Willing to travel for cheap? Many railcards and deals exist to pay less for your Edinburgh Peterborough train ticket and make even more savings on your tickets: special train fares for children, railcards for all ages, group travel, or charity discount. There are different types of railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Two together railcard, Family and Friends Railcard, Senior railcard, Disabled persons railcard.

The main benefit of purchasing a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to break even.

You will need to buy at least £88 of train tickets in a year for the card to break-even. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you purchase afterwards, you will spare money.

As an example, train tickets from Edinburgh to Peterborough cost on average £50.00 (1). When dividing £88 by £50.00 (£88/£50.00 = 1.76), you can see that after only 2 one way journeys from Peterborough to Edinburgh, the railcard will have paid for itself.

All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard for which you will pay £20. Railcards give you 34% off most rail fares, thus you will save 1/3 on most train fares.

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