Crossing the United Kingdom has never been easier, with such choices on transport car, bus, train, plane and boat which is the best option? Comparing the most obvious choice for someone wishing to travel from Edinburgh to London, which would be plane and train. In the age of the internet buying such tickets have never been easier with options as, been able to buy in advance giving a good reduction on both air and rail travel. For a nice weekend away you would like to get the most out of your time and choosing to leave on a Friday, returning later on, on Sunday.
After checking ticket prices for both there really isn’t much comparison, however the main difference is in time, it can take anywhere in between 4 and 5 hours to travel to London Kings Cross by train from Edinburgh’s main station (Waverley), where as flights to London Heathrow from Edinburgh Airport only take 1 ½ hours, in comparison that quite a lot of time.
There will be some time lost however when you leave Heathrow and make your way into the centre of London on either the Heathrow Express which takes you to Paddington Station and takes 15 minutes, Heathrow Connect which also goes to Paddington Station but takes 25 minutes or if you use the underground on the Piccadilly line which takes up to an hour but does mean you generally get to you required stop easier. So if you prefer not to spend to the best part of you day travelling, going by plane is defiantly a better the option.
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