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I'm trying to get from London Heathrow to Edinburgh with my family (4 people), and can't figure out which option is the best trade-off between time and money - We arrive at LHR at 12:15.

Option 1: Fly from LHR to EDI - this is the easiest option, in that we're already IN LHR airport. It's more expensive, but there is a flight to EDI @ 2:15. I'm a little worried that we might not be able to get through customs in time to board, or we might get delayed, etc. The next flight out would be at 21:00, so We'd end up spending an entire day in the airport.

Option 2: Fly from Stansted to EDI - this is the cheapest option, since we can fly Ryanair, but the earliest flight is at 16:30, and I'm not sure if we can get from LHR to STN in time, plus there's the cost of the travel between the two airports as well.

Option 3: Rail from King's Cross to Edinburgh. If I get an advance ticket, and can get to KGX by 4:30, a one way set of tickets will cost me about as much as the round-trip in option 1, plus I still have to pay to get there.

Bridgier
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1 option.

1) Find another flight at British Airlines. Usually they have around 12 flight per day from LHR to EDI. Price £44 - £145 depends what day and what time. http://www.britishairways.com/

If you can't find a better flight, try to book tickets right to Edinburgh. (Better with an option to transfer your baggage right to the final destination.) Two hours is probably not really enough, if you need to go through migration control, if you have children, if you need to claim your baggage before the second flight.

2 option

It takes at least 1 hour 45 minutes, or 2 hours to go to another airport. and cost would be like £27 for each.

Some prices here: http://coach.nationalexpress.com Buses are going each 1-3 hours usually, check if this time is convenient for you. In this option you will also need to take a transport from Edinburgh airport as well.

3 option

Take a tube from Heathrow to King's Cross, Piccadilly line (no changes). Must cost you £5.70 per person (if you don't have oyster).

From Kings Cross get a train to Edinburgh which brings you to city center of Edinburgh. King's Cross is a pretty big station, might be is not so easy to transfer there if you have lots of luggage.

  1. Try to find a better connection in Heathrow.
  2. Check prices/waiting time/how much you will spend for food/how tired you will be if you choose one or another way/ and choose the most pleasant way :)
Viacheslav Bakshaev
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