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London → Edinburgh
Bahn gewinnt

London Edinburgh

Four hours twenty on the LNER, King's Cross to Waverley, straight through the middle of both cities. The flight is quicker in the air and slower everywhere else — an airport out of town on both ends.

Bahn · Stadt zu Stadt
Flug · Stadt zu Stadt
Sicherheit
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Stadt zu Stadt
Bahn
Flug

Stadt zu Stadt umfasst die Anfahrt zum Flughafen, Pufferzeit, Ausstieg und den Transfer ins Zentrum.

CO₂ pro Passagier
Bahn 12.2 kg
Flug 70.8 kg

Der Flug verursacht auf dieser Strecke etwa so viel CO₂ wie die Bahn.

Typische einfache Fahrt
Bahn
Flug

Preise schwanken je nach Buchungszeitpunkt — die aktuellen Spannen stehen unten in der Buchungskarte.

Der Korridor.

Wo diese Verbindung im Netz liegt. Die neongrüne Linie ist die aktive Route — gestrichelte Linien zeigen andere Strecken, die wir bewerten.
Die Abwägung

Sollten Sie die Bahn nehmen?

Die ausgewiesene Flugzeit ist nicht Tür zu Tür. Aktualisiert Stored data refresh.

RailOrFlight has not published final route-specific conclusion copy for London to Edinburgh yet. Use the sections below to weigh train or fly for this route with stored rail, flight, and CO2e data where it exists; the verdict above is the MVP seed verdict.

Rail data is pending: no usable stored timetable sample has loaded for this route yet.

Flight data is present: the latest stored sample shows a Data pending median scheduled block and 162 flights/week.

CO2e data is present: the current baseline estimates ~59 kg saved by rail.

LLM-assisted conclusion copy and proofreading are not wired into this public page yet, so unresolved fields are left explicit rather than guessed.

Punkt für Punkt.

Die Punkte, die Buchungsseiten nicht nebeneinanderstellen.
Mit der Bahn Per Flug Anmerkung
City-to-city time Data pending Data pending Unentschieden Flight block data is not in the stored snapshot yet.
Stations vs airports London centre to Edinburgh centre Gewinnt Airport access data pending Station and airport transfer details still need route-specific editorial review.
Typical one-way price Data pending Data pending Unentschieden Fare data is not stored for this route yet.
CO2 per passenger ~12 kg Gewinnt ~71 kg Baseline estimate from stored distance and IEA factors; rail saves ~59 kg.
Frequency Rail frequency data pending 162 flights/week Unentschieden Stored snapshot sampled 0 rail journeys and 162 weekly flights.
Number of transfers Transfer data pending Airport rail legs pending Unentschieden Rail transfer count comes from the stored timetable sample when available.
Working / sleeping Train comfort details pending Gewinnt Flight comfort details pending Qualitative comfort copy is pending assisted drafting and editorial review.
Luggage Rail baggage rules pending Gewinnt Airline baggage rules pending Route-specific luggage notes have not been researched yet.
Operations signal Rail operations data pending Carriers BA, LM Unentschieden Latest stored snapshot gathered 2026-07-10T12:21:53.352Z.

Wenn Sie Bahn fahren.

Die praktischen Details, die kein Fahrplan verrät.
01
Booking

Booking source pending.

RailOrFlight does not have a usable stored rail sample for this route yet.

02
Stations

Station and airport transfer notes pending.

The page keeps this slot for the real-world access notes: which station to use, how airport access changes the clock, and where transfers become fragile.

03
Risk

Risk profile pending.

Delay, disruption, and missed-connection risk will be filled once GTFS/OTP data and editorial review are available.

Mehr Bahnwissen · für alle, die genauer hinschauen

Der tiefere Blick auf die Bahn.

Verspätungsprofil · 2025

"Delay profile pending: no stored rail sample is available yet."

Störungsrisiko
/100

Disruption risk has not been scored for this route yet.

Umstiegsrisiko
/100

Transfer fragility still needs review.

Streckenbild

"Scenic notes are pending for this route."

Betreiber & Ticketing

Operator and ticketing notes are pending.

Strecke, Abschnitt für Abschnitt
Etappe · 01 LondonEdinburgh Data pending
Segment-level route data is pending.

Häufige Fragen.

Die fünf Dinge, die Reisende vor der Buchung wirklich fragen.
Rail journey time data is pending for this route.
Route data · updated 3h ago

Latest route facts.

Monthly refreshes pull scheduled flying times, carriers, frequency, rail itineraries, and a baseline CO₂ comparison from ProFlightSearch.com and published rail timetables. Editorial copy stays editorial — these numbers are the operational baseline.

scheduled flying time
Weekly162 flights
CarriersBritish Airways
Rail

No OTP rail probe has been published for this corridor yet.

CO₂ IEA baseline
59 kg saved by rail
Rail12 kg
Flight71 kg
Saving83%
Rail distance640 km
Flight distance576 km
Update cycle
Last updated2026-07-10
Next refresh2026-08-10