Hi all,
Flying into Stansted Airport on a Saturday and need to get to Edinburgh. If we land at 7:40 a.m. via RyanAir, is a 9:30 a.m. train a safe bet? I see trains departing the airport at 8:27, 8:42, 9:27, 9:42, etc.
Although the link on the Airport website didn't show any availability: https://www.stanstedairport.com/getting-to-and-from/by-train/
The LNR website shows a bit: https://www.lner.co.uk/
Thanks in advance!
Yes, the 9.27 train is a safe bet; even the 8.27 if the plane lands on time. Change at Peterborough. Buy tickets on the LNER site
Thank you!
I haven’t been through Stansted since the pandemic struck, but prior to that, it always used to take longer getting through Stansted than Gatwick, so I would allow at least an hour in the current climate.
When is your trip? Is it more than three months from now?
It's Saturday, November 6. Choices are to fly from Bologna to Edinburgh on British Air for $238 or on Ryan Air to Stansted for $17 (+ their extras and then taking the train up to Edinburgh for $100. Maybe flying the whole way is easier... Either way, it's a 7-hour trip.
Sorry if this is obvious, but is flying from Stansted to Edinburgh not an option? I mean, if you're in an airport already. Otherwise, you've got to get from Stansted to Kings Cross or some other East Coast Main Line station first.
@darren..., There are few flights from Stansted to Edinburgh, and it would not be a "protected" connection, so the train (via Peterborough) is a better option.
Unless that flight from Bologna to Edinburgh is direct? In which case I would happily pay $100 extra for the convenience (whereas you'd have to pay me to transit through Heathrow)...
Just for fun I checked. EasyJet Stansted-Edinburgh, 1 hr 15 min, $79.
Have you thought about taking a train to Milan, Venice, or even Pisa to see if they have cheaper flights to Edinburgh?
