Trains from Glasgow to Edinburgh

Glasgow to Edinburgh train information

Which operators can I use?

There are several train providers across the UK & Europe but the services between Glasgow in Scotland to Edinburgh in Scotland are operated by ScotRail.

How long is the train?

On average, the journey takes around 1h06m by train because of the 42 miles to travel to Edinburgh from Glasgow. The journey time will vary depending if your train is direct or with stops.

How much does it costs?

We found trains from £14.70 to travel in the next 180 days. Fares can change depending on when you travel or how long in advance you buy your ticket.

Best prices for Glasgow to Edinburgh train tickets

Glasgow - Edinburgh prices calendar

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

The chart above illustrates the best prices found over the last six months depending on how much time in advance the ticket is purchased. Purchasing your train from Glasgow to Edinburgh in advance will enable you to pay less for your train.

The cheapest tickets we found were from £9 when purchasing your train 1 month in advance which is 8% cheaper than the best price we found when purchasing your seat 15 days in advance.

Best prices for Glasgow to Edinburgh trains

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

Discount Glasgow - Edinburgh train tickets

National Railcards can save you a lot if you're using the train. Depending on your age as well as your situation, you are able to get one of the 5 different railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can enable you to pay less for your Glasgow Edinburgh train ticket.

• The main benefit of purchasing a railcard is that you only need a few trips to break even.

  You will need to buy at least £88 of train tickets in a year for the railcard to pay for itsfel. It corresponds to the price of the card, thirty pounds, divided by the saving, thirty four percent. On every train that you purchase after that, you will spare money.

  For instance, train tickets from Glasgow to Edinburgh cost on average £14.70 (1). When dividing £88 by £14.70 (£88/£14.70 = 5.99), you can see that after only 6 one way trips from Edinburgh to Glasgow, the card will have paid for itself.

• The price to get a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to buy the 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to save 34% off most rail fares for an entire year.

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