London to Aberdeen by train
London Kings Cross → Aberdeen
Trains link London (London Kings Cross) and Aberdeen (Aberdeen) in about 7h 03m at best, with no changes needed.
- Fastest
- ≈ 7h 03m
- Typical
- ≈ 7h 24m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- LNER, ScotRail, CrossCountry
How long does the train from London to Aberdeen take?
The fastest trains cover London to Aberdeen in about 7h 03m; a typical journey takes around 7h 24m.
Is there a direct train from London to Aberdeen?
Yes: direct trains run between London Kings Cross and Aberdeen.
Is the train or a flight faster from London to Aberdeen?
A typical flight works out roughly 3h 25m quicker door to door (about 4h 20m against 7h 45m by train, once airport time is counted), but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 7h 45m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 20m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~27 kg train · ~86 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules: method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
Legendary routes through London or Aberdeen
- Eurostar London → Paris
- LNER Azuma London → Edinburgh
- Caledonian Sleeper London → Fort William
- Avanti West Coast London → Glasgow
Sleepers too: night trains from London.
More trains from London
- London → Reading ≈ 23 min · direct
- London → Cambridge ≈ 49 min · direct
- London → Oxford ≈ 50 min · direct
- London → Brighton ≈ 58 min · direct
- London → Bath ≈ 1h 13m · direct
- London → Southampton ≈ 1h 14m · direct
More train routes in United Kingdom · France.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.