Trains from Brighton to Edinburgh

Brighton to Edinburgh train information

The route connecting Brighton, which is in England and Edinburgh, located in Scotland is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and see the rail company for this journey.

There are 376 miles between both cities and the average train duration connecting Brighton to Edinburgh is normally 6h40m. Travelling by train is normally the fastest solution to go to Edinburgh from Brighton, and it's also a greener option than taking your car or using the plane.

Depending how much time in advance you book your ticket as well as when you travel, the price of the ticket will vary.

Best prices for Brighton to Edinburgh train tickets

Brighton - Edinburgh prices calendar

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

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Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The Prices for train tickets Brighton to Edinburgh tend to increase if you don't book early. Based on our data, if you purchase your ticket 3 days in advance, the price of the ticket starts at £59 whereas when booking on the day you're travelling, you will need to spend at least £98 for your trip. Thus, you will save 40% on the price of your ticket by buying your ticket 3 days in advance as opposed to on the day you're travelling.

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 Brighton to Edinburgh trains

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

Discount Brighton - Edinburgh train tickets

The best way to pay less on your Brighton Edinburgh train ticket must be to have a railcard. While regional railcards exist in some areas, National railcards enable you to make savings on most rail fares across the United Kingdom. Everyone is eligible to at least one of the railcard, even non-UK residents. National railcards available: 16-25 discount card, Senior railcard, Two together discount card, Family and Friends railcard and Disabled persons discount card.

• 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 be worth the investment. 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 Brighton to Edinburgh 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 trips from Edinburgh to Brighton, the card will have paid for itself.

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

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