Edinburgh to Wales
How to get from Edinburgh to Wales by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
6h 20m · 332 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Edinburgh to the heart of Wales. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 4 Dreghorn Services EG Group
- mile 62 Annandale Water Services RoadChef towing-friendly
- mile 83 Welcome Break Gretna Green Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 83 Crossways
- mile 88 Todhills Southbound Moto towing-friendly
- mile 88 Todhills Northbound
- mile 99 Golden Fleece Service Station
- mile 130 J38 Truckstop Westmorland
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of Wales: Garth (Powys) · 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 Wales
Ty Pen Y Bryn
Dolgellau and Coed y Brenin Forest Park, North Wales
Sleeps 9
£1,271 per break
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Pendine Bay - Birch 4
🏖️ 0.94 miles from Pendine (Excellent water quality)
Laugharne and Llansteffan, South Wales
Sleeps 4
£571 per break
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Penrhyn Arms Apartment
🏖️ 1.99 miles from Llandudno North Shore (Good water quality)
Llandudno, North Wales
Sleeps 8
£667 per break
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Drive times from OpenRouteService; live trains from National Rail Enquiries. Times are typical, not a promise — check before you set off.