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I'm travelling from London to the Edinburgh festival … train or coach?

Trains and boats … Little Bulb theatre company performs at Edinburgh.
Trains and boats … Little Bulb theatre company performs at Edinburgh. Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.

This week’s question:

I am 25, live in London and am going to the Edinburgh festival in August. The train (4.5 hrs) is £132 return, but a coach (10+ hrs) is a tempting £34 return. Just how grim are long-distance coach journeys? Should I cough up for the train?

Do you have a problem readers could solve? Email your suggestions to money@theguardian.com or write to us at Money, The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU

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