Edinburgh to Cheshire
How to get from Edinburgh to Cheshire by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
4h 15m · 230 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Edinburgh to the heart of Cheshire. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 3 Dreghorn Services EG Group
- mile 74 The 'fechan Truckstop
- mile 85 Welcome Break Gretna Green Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 85 Crossways
- mile 91 Todhills Southbound Moto towing-friendly
- mile 91 Todhills Northbound
- mile 98 Golden Fleece Service Station
- mile 102 Moto Southwaite Northbound Services Moto towing-friendly
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of Cheshire: Winsford · from Edinburgh Waverley
No direct or one-change trains in the next two hours — the live planner shows other options.
Live train planner →Where to stay in Cheshire
Mile Bank Farm
✓ Set within an area of outstanding natural beauty near North Shropshire countryside
Cheshire
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