Edinburgh Rail Day Trip from London

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Location: London, United Kingdom

Duration: 16 hours (approx.)

Tour Code: 3858EE036

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Reviewed by Simeon M, May 2011

Edinburgh castle was great. We enjoyed it.

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Reviewed by Connie, May 2011

This was a good tour. Everything went smoothly. Edinburgh is a nice town to see. However, one day is not enough. The train ride is long and does not leave enough time to even see Edinburgh and certainly not anything else. I recommend staying the night. This tour only allows a few hours to squeeze everything in and it's not possible.

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Reviewed by Colby G, May 2011

While the train ride there and (especially) back makes for a long day, it was well worth it! I will definitely recommend a trip to Edinburgh to any of my friends who travel to the U.K.
Only issue we encountered was with the buses. Our package included travel on the "red" bus, but once we found it we were immediately approached to upgrade our tickets so we could ride all the buses. In hindsight we were glad we did because the "red" line did not seem to circulate as often as the other buses, but at the time we were confused and unsure about how to get around the town. So traveling around the town was our only issue, but it was a small one and the trip as a whole was fantastic.

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Reviewed by TTraveler, USA, May 2011

Fine trip for the semi-independent traveler, puts the right tickets in your hand, but that's about it. If you knew your way, you could do more for less. If you really need help, you'd want a guide. For me, it was just about right: rail tickets and hop on hop off. The train back was crowded, but it worked out fine for me. Loved Edinburgh and the scenic ride.

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Reviewed by Michael L, December 2010

Long train ride and not enough time in Edinburgh, but everything was well put toghther. It would help to have a specific meeting location at Victoria Station.

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Reviewed by Susan H, Australia, September 2010

This tour was ideal for those who wish to organise their time within a tour framework. The train trip up took us past some fabulous countryside although the trip back was slightly marred by the railways double booking our tickets.The tour bus was an excellent way to get around the 'old' city with step on/step off options to plan the day's activities.The sights of the city of Edinburgh were crowded with excitement with so many attractions and distractions that the time disappeared effortlessly. The Castle atop the massive volcanic outcrop dominated the city. Guides advise allowing about 3 hours to visit the Castle, however, I spent over 3 and a half hours and saw only those parts related to earlier than 1600AD and it was barely enough time. The place is stunning and could easily take all your time from dawn to dusk to see properly. The shops along the steep road leading to the Castle were fascinating, and to add to the excitement and colour, the Fringe Festival was in full swing. I also visited St Giles Cathedral as the High Church of Scotland and a distant part of my ancestry. I would recommend this church to all visitors as an excellent example of church architecture with particular emphasis on the glorious Thistle Chaple. I thoroughly enjoyed the day and appreciate the chance to visit Edinburgh in my short time in the UK.

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Reviewed by Jay S, USA, September 2010

Loved Edinburgh...!! only really had time for the castle and lunch, and some shopping. but it was very fun. sit on the right side going to scotland on the train, you can see the north See coast! :) lovely city. if you have time, do it!

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Reviewed by Jay S, USA, September 2010

nice... time for the castle, or the city tour and lunch, but watch your time for the train station! lol. beautiful city, well, worth seeing... just lovely.

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Reviewed by Anonymous, August 2010

the trip was good. the train left on time. it's just that we didnt get to have enough time in edinburg.

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Reviewed by David H, USA, July 2010

10 hours on a train is a bit much! However, Edinburgh was delightful. Be prepared for rain, which I wasn't!

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Reviewed by Stuart H, Australia, June 2010

The trip itself was fantastic. The sights of Edinburgh are worth seeing. We did have issues though Our booking sheet referenced "Reserved seats". We did not have reserved seats and on the return trip nearly ended up without a seat as the train was full. I even called the booking agent prior to boarding and he told us to "just get onto the first car after first class and grab a seat". In my mind this does not equate to "reserved seating". i would also recommend doing this trip as the 2 day version as 5 hours each way on the train in one day makes for a long day but the train does have power outlets for charging ipods, laptops etc UK socket.

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Reviewed by Carolina G, Argentina, April 2010

Worth doing if you have little time, but Edinburgh definitely deserves to be visited for a few days. Amazing city!

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Reviewed by Janet C, USA, September 2009

The train ride was very long and cold, but other than that the trip was great, the hop on hop off tour was great, and had a live guide. Beautiful country.

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Reviewed by John N, USA, August 2009

Really the train trip and excursion were fine except, we were told once we arrived to go to Market and someone would take care of the bus tour. No one knew what Market was or what it meant! After walking all directions we came across a Market St. over a block away on the top of a hill which can't be seen from the station exit where the tour buses were. Then we had to go from bus to bus to find out who would honor the tour. Other than that 20 to 30 minutes wasted, everything else was wonderful!

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Reviewed by Anonymous, August 2009

Everything was very well organized. Would love to do again.

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