Originally Posted by
Arctic Troll
It's a scenic ride from Durham to Edinburgh, so try and get a seat on the right hand side of the train (facing forwards). Enjoy.
Are you travelling anywhere else by rail after Edinburgh? If you are, I'd say the BritRail pass might fit your needs a bit better. No stress in getting to Kings Cross, get on the first train to Edinburgh. They're hourly for most of the day, with them running half-hourly at certain times of day.
My first time at this, so forgive me if this seems like an ignorant question.
We have a similar itinerary planned for later this year. 10 AM arrival at LHR > Kings Cross (staying overnight at The Great Northern Hotel) then on to EDI, INV, FTW, OBN and GLA with anywhere from 2 - 4 nights at each location. Since we live in the US, the Britrail Flexipass with 8 travel days seems like the way to go at about $1,300 for two people. But, I am having a hard time wrapping my head around how it works. I mean, they say ride as many trains as you want on the travel days you pre-select, but are there really no other costs involved? I ask because it also says that there are no first class trains in some areas, but the price reflects this. The price seems fairly set to me if you pay them $1,300 up front for a month's worth of travel, so how is that consideration tendered unless you are also paying for seat reservations and some seats cost less than others because they aren't first class?
I'm sure the answer is a fairly simple one, but I just can't come up with it on my own.