I'd have to strongly recommend flying direct to Glasgow or Edinburgh. Surface journey times between Scotland and London are very unpredictable as there can often be engineering works on the railways and serious traffic gridlock on the motorways if there are roadworks or an accident. After my last experience of driving on a Friday from Chichester in the south of England when it took until early evening just to get as far north as Birmingham I would allow two days to get from the Scottish Borders with a stopover en route if I need to take the car to London or the south coast. Nowadays, when I go to London I normally use a budget airline to Stansted Airport near Cambridge and rail the last fifty miles or so into London from there - and yes the train ticket often costs more than the flight. This is an option you might like to consider - Easyjet fly from Stansted to Glasgow and Edinburgh, and Ryanair fly from Stansted to Prestwick which would be convenient if you want to see the Ayrshire coast, Burns Country and stay at Dumfries with Pour1Malt, and your wife could see a little bit of England on the shorter rail journey from London to Stansted.
Last edited by cessna152towser; 10th January 08 at 04:06 PM.
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