Going to Edinburgh - What's the quickest way?

**Gel** · 19th April 2004

I'm leaving from Kent to go to Edinburgh.

Two ways appear to me but I do not know which to choose.

I can go through birmingham, up past Blackpool and on from there

Or there is the M1 all the way up until leeds, then A roads to Edinburgh, which seems the most direct route.

Can anyone help?

Gel

**drdude** · 19th April 2004

Try theaa.com and use the route finder - you can ask it to give you the quickest or shortest route iirc

:thumbs hth

**Crags** · 19th April 2004

I'd go M1 then A1 - but don't go all the way A1 - cut across and do the Coldstream run - much nicer and often quieter - done it loads of times - hundreds even lol.

Have a safe trip - check yer water, oil and tyres and make sure yer mobby is charged lol.
:thumbs

**flipper321** · 19th April 2004

Drive to gatwick....fly.

**jimbob2002** · 19th April 2004

Originally Posted by Mingebucket

I'd go M1 then A1 - but don't go all the way A1 - cut across and do the Coldstream run - much nicer and often quieter - done it loads of times - hundreds even lol.

Have a safe trip - check yer water, oil and tyres and make sure yer mobby is charged lol.
:thumbs

I've done this route too.
watch out for the speed cameras though, there are a lot on the coldstream road.

Funny thing is the last I did that route I was a passenger in a car where the lads speedo was broke. so every time we saw a speed camera we just braked like fack cos we didnt know how fast we were going.

**Robbo** · 19th April 2004

Originally Posted by flipper321

Drive to gatwick....fly.

The best way from Kent m8. I went 2 months back from Birmingham (Virgin) Took 5 hours. I'd rather pay a bit extra and fly, saves you hours and the less time saved driving all the way up there the more time for enjoying yourself.

**WTD** · 19th April 2004

Drive to luton and fly mate, cheap and quick!

**TwoPlAnKs** · 19th April 2004

flying scotland to england is a lot of hassle tho, although someone i know said it was cheaper to fly to london than it was to drive from dundee

**Robbo** · 19th April 2004

Originally Posted by TwoPlAnKs

flying scotland to england is a lot of hassle tho, although someone i know said it was cheaper to fly to london than it was to drive from dundee

Are you old enough to get on a plane m8?? :nowords:

**Gel** · 19th April 2004

Thanks for the replies, I did consider flying but....I had a very lucid dream about 9 months ago that I was flying to Scotland and the plane crashed soo....not that I'm superstitious but to quote Mr T:

'I aint going on no plane fool'

Coldstream route? What's that?

Gel

**TwoPlAnKs** · 19th April 2004

Originally Posted by Robbo

Are you old enough to get on a plane m8?? :nowords:

babies can go on planes you complete knob

**Keva** · 19th April 2004

Originally Posted by TwoPlAnKs

babies can go on planes you complete knob

now that was uncalled for

**Gel** · 19th April 2004

@ Two planks, are you related to Two Sheds?

**Robbo** · 19th April 2004

Originally Posted by TwoPlAnKs

babies can go on planes you complete knob

I was being sarcastic you little prick :whistle

**unclex** · 19th April 2004

This post has been noted. less pri*ks and Kn*bs please.

He is only going to Scotland :offtopic

**TwoPlAnKs** · 19th April 2004

yeah i am twosheds, they renamed me

right returning to the topic in hand now

the A1 gets a bit shitty at times cos bits of it are not dual carrigeway, and even on a dual carrigeway there can still be jams

**scaira** · 20th April 2004

yea drove up to Doncaster at the weekend from kent. A1/M1 was the most painful driving experience I have had in a long time!! What a crappy stretch of road; untold cameras, roundabouts and road works!

Luckily I had GPS so I could nip around jams through various villages