Long-distance transfers
A private car from any London address to any Edinburgh address, priced before you book and held whatever the motorway does. About 7h 45m on a clear run.
London to Edinburgh is 405 miles by road, about 7h 45m off-peak and up to 9h in traffic. A Saloon is £1175 fixed, an MPV £1480, an eight-seater £1645. One driver, one vehicle, door to door.
| Vehicle | Capacity | Fixed fare |
|---|---|---|
| Saloon | up to 4 passengers, 2 large cases | from £1175 |
| MPV | up to 6 passengers, 4 large cases | from £1480 |
| 8-seater | up to 7 passengers, 7 large cases | from £1645 |
Fares are per vehicle, not per person, and cover fuel, tolls, the congestion and clean-air charges, and the driver's hours for the whole journey. Nothing is added at the end.
The route is the M1 and A1(M) north, then the A1 coastal route through Berwick into the city. It is 405 miles, and on a clear run that is about 7h 45m including the break the driver is legally required to take on a journey this length.
The stretch that decides your arrival time is the A1 north of Newcastle, which is single carriageway in long stretches. Leaving London before 06:00 or after 19:00 avoids the worst of it, and on a bad afternoon the same drive stretches to 9h.
Your driver plans the break around you rather than around the schedule. If you want to stop for food, or not stop at all beyond what the rules demand, say so when you book and that is how it runs.
Worth setting out honestly. LNER from King's Cross takes roughly 4h 20m city centre to city centre and costs 70 to 230 pounds. That is quicker than the car on pure journey time, and for one person travelling light it is usually the right choice.
The comparison changes with numbers and luggage. £1175 split between three is about £392 each, and that is door to door - no getting to the terminus, no waiting on a concourse, no taxi at the far end. Add a fourth passenger and the car is clearly cheaper.
It also changes with what you are carrying. The people who book this run are Festival crews in August moving equipment, and anyone who has priced a one-way flight with three hold bags.
Four situations come up again and again. A group of four or more, where the per-head maths tips. Anyone with luggage that will not go on a luggage rack: instruments, sample cases, filming kit, sports equipment. Anyone travelling outside the timetable, whether that is a 03:00 start or a Sunday-evening engineering closure. And anyone making several stops, which a train simply cannot do.
If you are visiting Edinburgh Castle and two other places in a day, one car for the day is both cheaper and far less trouble than three separate journeys.
The return runs the same way and the same price. Book both legs together and the driver either stays with you or comes back on a set date. For an early flight or an early meeting at the London end we will set the Edinburgh pickup from your arrival time rather than guessing.
On a same-day return the driver waits. On an overnight or longer, it is usually cheaper to book two one-ways, and we will tell you which is better for your dates rather than selling you the more expensive option.
Any address inside the M25 and most outside it. The quote is built on the real distance from your door to Edinburgh, not from a notional city-centre point, so a Croydon pickup and a Camden pickup are not quoted the same.
Extra pickups on the way out are usually free if they sit roughly on the route. Four colleagues from four addresses is one booking, not four.
Pick the vehicle by luggage. Four passengers with four large cases need the £1480 MPV, not the £1175 Saloon, whatever the seat count suggests.
On a journey this length comfort is not a luxury. We will tell you at the quote stage if your party and luggage really need the next size up.
Child seats and boosters are free but must be named in advance with the child's age, since the seat is fitted before the vehicle leaves. Skis, bikes, instruments, golf clubs, flight cases and wheelchairs all travel when flagged at booking. Parties above seven go in several vehicles routed together.
Booking takes a couple of minutes by phone, WhatsApp or the form. You get written confirmation immediately and driver details in advance.
Card, bank transfer or cash, with corporate accounts and monthly invoicing available for firms that run this route regularly. Nothing is added at the end - no meter, no checkout fee, no fuel surcharge, no surge.
Changing the date or time costs nothing so long as the journey itself is the same, and cancelling with reasonable notice costs nothing at all.
Wherever you actually need to be - a hotel, an office, a hospital, a house, a business park. The quoted fare covers the whole journey to that address.
Destinations past Edinburgh get their own price before you book. Give us the full postcode and the figure you see is the figure you pay.
Journeys that carry on past Edinburgh the same day, or take in several addresses across the region, are quoted as a day hire instead - usually better value than three transfers, and the same driver throughout.
Not always. One person, one bag, booked ahead - the train wins on both time and money, and we will say so if you ring and ask.
What the car does that rail and a domestic flight cannot is run door to door, at a time you pick, with as much luggage as fits and no transfer. Over 405 miles that removes two taxi rides, a check-in, and the risk that one missed connection loses the day.
It also removes the part nobody costs properly: the time either side. A 4-hour train becomes considerably more once you have reached the terminus, waited, and travelled from the far station to where you were actually going. Door to door is the only comparison that means anything, and it is the one this page is priced on.
The exact entrance, the headcount, and the bag count as its own number. Those three settle most of what could otherwise go wrong at the start of the journey.
Give us the fixed point at the other end and we will work the pickup out from it, allowing for the A1 north of Newcastle, which is single carriageway in long stretches. Add child seats with ages and anything awkward to load.
That is the whole of it. Route, traffic, timing, vehicle choice, where the driver waits - all ours, and the quoted price does not move while we sort them out.
Every fare here is fixed when you book. Not an estimate, not a starting price, not a number that grows if the road is slow or the clock says four in the morning.
On a slow day we lose on it, which is rather the point - the risk sits with the people making the routing decisions, not with the passenger.
It also means the number works before the journey: you can put it in an expense claim or split it between the people travelling without waiting to see what the meter says. There is no bank-holiday rate, no weekend premium and no surcharge added at the end. The only thing that changes a quoted fare is you changing the journey.
From £1175 in a Saloon, £1480 in a six-seat MPV and £1645 in an eight-seater. That is the whole fare for the vehicle, not a per-person rate, and it is fixed when you book rather than metered.
About 7h 45m for the 405 miles on a clear run, and up to 9h if you leave in a weekday peak. The driver takes a break where the hours rules require it, and that is already inside the time quoted.
For one person booking early, usually yes - LNER from King's Cross takes about 4h 20m and costs 70 to 230 pounds. For three or more the car is level or better: £1175 split three ways is roughly £392 each, door to door, with no luggage limit and no connection to miss.
Yes. There is no night rate, no weekend rate and no surge. A 04:00 departure on a bank holiday is quoted at the same figure as a Tuesday lunchtime.
Yes, and a return booked at the same time is the easier arrangement. The driver either waits or returns on a set date, and you get the registration and driver details in advance either way.
It includes all three, plus any congestion or clean-air charge on the route. There is nothing to settle at the end and nothing added at checkout.
Up to four with two large cases in a Saloon, six with four cases in an MPV, and seven with seven cases in an eight-seater. Larger groups travel in several vehicles routed together.
Yes, and if the extra stops are roughly on the way out of London they do not change the fare. Four people from four addresses is one booking. A genuine detour gets requoted before you commit, not added afterwards.
We do. The fare was fixed when you booked, so a closure or a long queue at the A1 north of Newcastle, which is single carriageway in long stretches costs you nothing extra. The driver re-routes and keeps you informed, and if the delay threatens something fixed at the Edinburgh end we will tell you early rather than late.
Usually yes. If you are making several stops in and around Edinburgh on the same day, a day hire normally costs less than the individual legs and keeps the same driver and vehicle with you throughout. Ask and we will price both ways.
A few days is comfortable, and it is when the fare is at its most competitive against a walk-up rail ticket. We do take same-day bookings on a 405-mile run when a car and a driver's hours allow it, but the choice of vehicle narrows.
Fares are fixed at booking and shown per vehicle. Distances and journey times are approximate and vary with traffic and the exact pickup address. Page reviewed 14 September 2026.