Trains from Macclesfield to Edinburgh

Macclesfield to Edinburgh train information

• The trip between Macclesfield, located in England and Edinburgh, situated in Scotland is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.
• On average, the journey takes normally 4h05m by train to cover the 191 miles to go to Edinburgh from Macclesfield. The train duration can vary depending if your train is direct or with changes.
• We found tickets from £76.30 to travel in the next month. Prices may vary depending on the travel date as well as how much time in advance you book your ticket.

Best prices for Macclesfield to Edinburgh train tickets

Macclesfield - Edinburgh prices calendar

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

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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 Macclesfield to Edinburgh in advance can enable you to save money for your journey.

Tickets are available from £19 when buying your seat 15 days in advance which is 76% cheaper than the best fare we found when booking on the day you're travelling.

Best prices for Macclesfield to Edinburgh trains

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

Discount Macclesfield - Edinburgh train tickets

The easiest way to spend less on your Macclesfield Edinburgh train ticket is probably to buy a railcard. While regional railcards are available in some areas, National railcards enable you to spend less on most rail fares across the UK. Everyone is eligible to at least a certain railcard, even non-UK citizens. National railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Senior discount card, Two together railcard, Family and Friends discount card and Disabled persons railcard.

In order to understand the benefits of a railcard, you can calculate how many trips you need to break even. You will see that usually only a few trips are needed.

For your assessment, you have to include the railcard cost, for instance £30, your savings on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average price of a Macclesfield Edinburgh ticket is £76.30 (1).

Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £76.30: £88/£76.30 = 1.15. It will take you about 2 trips from Edinburgh to Macclesfield (one way journey) with your railcard to break even.

All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard that costs £20. Railcards enable you to get 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