Cheapest way to get to London from Edinburgh

Amp34 said:
Except the train you have more leg room, don't have to concentrate, is significantly faster and you're guaranteed a seat if you book one...;)

However if you want to spend 7+ hours concentrating rather than 4:30 watching a film/sleeping/reading then fine by me...:p
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I much prefer driving than a train for going down south, purely because you can stop and check out lots of lovely sites you would never normally see.

Or just to get a bacon sandwich. :p
 
Use the train once and bring your Portal gun. Then any further trips - take the portal!

Edinburgh to London is a single train all the way I believe? I was frequenting Norwich to York last year which was Norwich - Peterborough - York. The East Coast train was a single track one going straight up and down basically, so there shouldn't be a worry about missing connections so long as you're intending to stay central to London - there's always the tube!

But when things do go wrong (and believe me, they do) on the East Coast line, it can take silly-long to get things rolling again. I got caught out with that at the end of November year before last - when there was mammoth amounts of snow. Stuck on that train (whilst standing) for the best part of 5 hours whilst stationary...

a normal 3-4 hour trip turned into 13 door-to-door :mad:
 
peterattheboro said:
Out of curiosity, have a look at Edinburgh to Sunderland/York and then hop on a Grand Central train to Kings Cross. I went first class from Eaglescliffe to Kings Cross last night for £40. One way mind.
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its good the grand central ! i may or may not of fallen asleep and just been ignored by the ticket man once or twice too

technically OP could do this but i think it requires a change at newcastle (for sunderland) or darlington (for eaglescliffe)
 
Wow, I'd do the Megabus sleeper -

The new pilot service, operated by megabus.com, will offer passengers their own berth as well as a standard seat for greater comfort during their journey.

Passengers will have access to a toilet, free wi-fi, on-board refreshments and a complimentary overnight pack containing a toothbrush, toothpaste, a bottle of water, an eye mask and a luggage label. Each berth has a reading light and curtain for extra privacy, as well as a duvet, pillow and blanket.

Fares on the new service, which is being operated with three specially-refurbished articulated coaches fitted with 24 berths and seats, will range from £1 to £40*.
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I think this is the cheapest method, and by all means, the most comfortable!
 
4TS said:
Go the local services and hitch a ride
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Hikari Kisugi said:
Exactly this
Amazed it took to page 2 to actally come up with this answerf
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Was coming in to post this as it was my first thought! I used to hitch a lot in my teens, but you don't really see hitchhikers much anymore.

The last ones I saw were about 6 months ago, a lad and his g/f with loads of bags/instruments etc and I took them to where they wanted to go, even though I was only on my lunch break and not going anywhere, 20mile round trip :p
 
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