Aberdeen to Edinburgh trains

Your journey to Edinburgh from Aberdeen will be even more enjoyable if you get the best price possible. We’d suggest buying Advance single tickets instead of a Flexible one (there’s no booking fee by the way). Set up a Ticket Alert so you can grab them when they become available. And if you do find a better price elsewhere then we promise to match it and refund the difference.

There are only a few train companies that go between Aberdeen and Edinburgh. LNER offers frequent, clean and comfortable trains with free Wi-Fi, plug socks and food onboard. The journey takes around three and half hours with regular services available.

You can indeed and there's a wide choice of Season Tickets available of differing lengths between Aberdeen and Edinburgh to match your needs.

The principal train line through Aberdeen station is the East Coast mainline.

The principal train lines through Edinburgh Waverley station are the East Coast mainline, West Coast mainline & Highland.

Students studying full time can save up to 40% on LNER tickets via UniDAYS. All you need to do is log in to your UNiDAYS account on our UNiDAYS offer page, then find the discount label on tickets.

Cancelled train

In the rare event that your train is cancelled, we offer full refunds (assuming you don't take an alternative train). Be sure to apply for the refund within 28 days of the cancelled journey date.

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If you meet these conditions, follow these steps for your refund:

- Swipe down the page and click on ‘Amend journey’ or ‘Request a refund’

- Notify us of the reason for the refund request by pressing 'My train was cancelled' and then ‘Continue’

- Enter your details and submit your request

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Already collected your tickets or had them posted to you?

If you’ve already received your printed tickets, you'll need to fill in our Change of Plans form and follow the instructions included.

Change of plans form

Was your train delayed by at least 30 minutes?

On our Delay Repay page, you can learn about compensation if your train is delayed. For future LNER journeys, book through our website or app, then choose One-Click Delay Repay to ensure claiming for a delayed journey is as easy as possible.

Delay repay