From London

to Edinburgh

Castle rock and the Royal Mile

4 days · 696 km · by car, two people

Real routes and published prices — no guesses

Fuel€8542 litres at an average €2.04 a litre
Price per litre on the wayUnited Kingdom €2.06
London Congestion Charge€21.25Any motor vehicle, one charge a day · 1 day
3 nights€222≈ €74 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
Food€156≈ €39 a day for 4 days, cheap eats

Fuel: the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, week of 2026-10-25. Tolls, vignettes and ferries: the operators' and authorities' published prices. Nights and food: typical prices in each country for the kind chosen.

London Congestion Charge€21.25
Low-emission zoneLondon: ULEZ — £12.50/day if non-compliant (covers all Greater London)

Only official sellers are linked.

Night 1 · Masham€74Barbers Bolthole · guesthouse
Night 2 · Edinburgh€74Travelodge Edinburgh Central Waterloo Place · hotel
Night 3 · Edinburgh€74Travelodge Edinburgh Central Waterloo Place · hotel

Priced for budget hotels: typical prices in each country, not a booking.

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Hadrian's WallHadrian's Wall is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian.
514 km
Hadrian's Wall
Day 2 · 134 km into the day · a lunch stop
The largest Roman archaeological feature in Britain, it runs a total of 73 miles.
Wikipedia · quisnovus from Gloucester, England · CC BY 2.0
Edinburgh CastleEdinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1 km
Edinburgh Castle
Day 3 · in Edinburgh
Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of 1573, when the medieval defences were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment.
Wikipedia · Stephencdickson · CC BY-SA 4.0
Forth BridgeThe Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles west of central Edinburgh.
13 km
Forth Bridge
Day 3 · 13 km from Edinburgh
It continues to be the world's second-longest single cantilever span, with two spans of 1,709 feet.
Wikipedia · George Gastin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Firth of ForthThe Firth of Forth is a bay in Scotland, an inlet of the North Sea that separates Fife to its north and Lothian to its south.
36 km
Firth of Forth
Day 3 · 36 km from Edinburgh
The Firth of Forth is a bay in Scotland, an inlet of the North Sea that separates Fife to its north and Lothian to its south.
Wikipedia · NASA · Public domain
Holyrood PalaceThe Palace of Holyroodhouse, also known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the monarch of the United Kingdom in Scotland.
1 km
Holyrood Palace
Day 3 · 1 km from Edinburgh
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, also known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the monarch of the United Kingdom in Scotland.
Wikipedia · 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0