Trains from Edinburgh to Wigan

Edinburgh to Wigan train information

• The route connecting Edinburgh, which is in Scotland and Wigan, located in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.
• There are 169 miles between the 2 cities and the average journey time from Edinburgh to Wigan is approximately 2h41m. Taking the train is often the quickest option to get to Wigan from Edinburgh, and it's also more environmentally friendly than driving your car or flying.
• Depending how much time in advance you book your ticket as well as when you travel, the cost of the train will change.

Best prices for Edinburgh to Wigan train tickets

Edinburgh - Wigan prices calendar

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

Best prices for Edinburgh to Wigan trains

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

Discount Edinburgh - Wigan train tickets

Do you want to travel at the lowest fares? Many railcards and tricks can be obtained to spend less for your Edinburgh Wigan train ticket and save even more money on your tickets: special train fares for children, railcards for all ages, group travel, or charity discount. There are five 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 be worthwile. 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 Wigan 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 Wigan to Edinburgh, the railcard will have paid for itself.

• Railcards enable you to get a third off most train fares for a year. The Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the 5 other railcards £30.

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