Edinburgh to Cumbria
How to get from Edinburgh to Cumbria by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
2h 56m · 140 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Edinburgh to the heart of Cumbria. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 4 Dreghorn Services EG Group
- mile 76 The 'fechan Truckstop
- mile 82 Welcome Break Gretna Green Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 85 Crossways
- mile 91 Todhills Northbound
- mile 91 Todhills Southbound Moto towing-friendly
- mile 99 Golden Fleece Service Station
- mile 102 Moto Southwaite Northbound Services Moto towing-friendly
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of Cumbria: Windermere · 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 Cumbria
Brothersfield Cottage
Glenridding and Southern Ullswater, North West England
Sleeps 10
£807 per break
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1 School Cottages
🏖️ 0.87 miles from Windermere, Millerground Landing (Excellent water quality)
Windermere and Troutbeck Bridge, North West England
Sleeps 6
£647 per break
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Ashbrooke - Hewetson Court
🏖️ 0.44 miles from Derwent Water at Crow Park (Poor water quality)
Keswick, North West England
Sleeps 4
£367 per break
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Meadow Retreat Lodge Park - Meadows Lodge
Cockermouth and the North West Fells, North West England
Sleeps 6
£443 per break
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