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AIR
TRAVEL INFO
Edinburgh Airport is located eight
miles west of the city centre. Road access
to the airport is via the A8 Edinburgh/Glasgow
road. The main car park is situated opposite
the terminal and a short stay car
park (sixty minutes maximum) is located
next to the terminal. Both car parks are
well signposted.
Taxis are available from outside the main
entrance and cost around £10 to
£12 into town.
Bus services are on offer from Lothian
Regional Transports Airline bus service
(No 100), which has a fast and frequent
transfer from the airport to Edinburgh
City Centre (St Andrews Square or
Waverley Bridge) and Haymarket Station.
EDINBURGH AIRPORT
Tel. 0131 333 1000
www.baa.co.uk/main/airports |
British
Airways
156 Regent Street, London,
Tel. 0345 222111
www.british-airways.com
British Midland
Donington Hall
Castle Donington, Derby,
Tel. 0345 554554
www.flybmi.com
EasyJet
Tel. 0870 6 000 000
www.easyjet.com
British
Air Express (Loganair)
Tel. 0345 - 222111 or 0414 - 8891311 |
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TRAIN
TRAVEL INFO
Edinburgh
has two stations - Haymarket and
Waverley. The main station is Waverley
which is located in the city centre, just
off Princes Street between the New and
Old towns. This has limited public parking,
making it very difficult for drivers to
stay for any length of time. Visitors
arriving in Edinburgh for the first time
often make the mistake of getting off
at Haymarket, (the smaller station in
the West end), - if you do make this error
there is about a mile's distance between
the two stations, so a taxi is the best
bet.
Scotrail - You will probably be
travelling on this company's trains if
you are just travelling within Scotland,
whether it be Glasgow to Edinburgh, or
many of theother destinations in the Scottish
Highlands.
GNER - The Great North Eastern
Railway has trains running every hour
between Edinburgh and London, as well
as services up to Aberdeen and Inverness.
Railtrack - An excellent site if
you are travelling by train throughout
the UK - integrates the timetables of
all individual railway companies and routes.
Virgin Trains - Trains run up the
UK West Coast.
The
Trainline - The website which allows
you to search out the cheapest fares for
any journey in the UK and (after registering
your details) buy your train ticket online. |
SCOTRAIL
Fares & Train Times - 08457 48 49
50
Telesales - 08457 55 00 33
Customer Relations - 0141 335 4612
www.scotrail.co.uk
GNER
Train and Fare Information -
08457 48 49 50
GNER Telephone Sales Service -
08457 22 52 25
www.gner.co.uk
RAILTRACK
Helpline - 08457 114141
Scottish Head Office - 0141 335 2424
(Office Hours)
Out of Office Hours - 0141 332 981
www.railtrack.co.uk
VIRGIN
TRAINS
Virgin
run the west coast line in
the UK.
0870 789 1234
www.virgintrains.co.uk
TRAINLINE
A new train booking system hits
the web as from today.
www.thetrainline.com
NATIONAL
RAIL ENQUIRIES
08457 48 49 50 |
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BUS
TRAVEL INFO
Edinburgh’s
bus station is situated in the east end
of the city centre. The St Andrews Street
Station is located between George Street
and the St James Centre. (currently the
station is being refurbished and the bus
station has moved outside to St Andrews
Square).
Lothian
Regional Transport - the distinctive
red buses, everywhere you look.
First Edinburgh Bus - have routes
in the Central and Fife regions and also
run
First Edinburgh Overground - run
buses within Edinburgh.
First Lowland - operating green-and-cream
buses, provides much of the service between
Edinburgh and the Lothians.
National Express - run services
to many parts of the country including
London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool,
Newcastle and many more cities.
Scottish Citylink - the main service
provider to most Scottish destinations
including Glasgow, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen
and Inverness, with northern journeys
crossing over the mighty Forth Road Bridge,
giving stunning views as you do. |
Lothian
Regional Transport
27 Hanover St. -- Tel. 0131 555 6363
Waverley Bridge -- Tel. 0131 555 6363
or 0131 554 4494
www.edinburghbuses.co.uk
First Edinburgh Bus
Tel. 0131 663 9233
www.firstedinburgh.co.uk
First Lowland
St. Andrew Square bus station,
Tel. 0131 663 9233
National Express
Tickets on - 0990 010104
Credit Card booking - 0990 808080
www.gobycoach.com
Scottish Citylink
Enquiries - 0990 50 50 50
www.citylink.co.uk
Useful numbers
Lothian Traveline - 0131 225 3858 |
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CAR
INFO
If
you arrive by car in Edinburgh you'll
soon notice it is an irritatingly nasty
business. Driving and parking in the city
centre, is becoming almost impossible,
expensive and the parking wardens are
vigilant and complete ****s. The City
Council has introduced a number of traffic
reduction measures but with little effect,
except to further anger and alienate motorists.
The best option is to park your car outside
the "peripheral zone" (where
parking is free) and walk into the city
centre.
Car parks are at Castle Terrace,
which is convenient for Edinburgh Castle
and the west end of Princes Street; -
at Lothian Road, a surface car
park near the west end of Princes Street;
- at St. John Hill, a surface car
park convenient for the Royal Mile, the
west end of Princes Street, and Waverley
Station; - and at St. James Centre
(entrance from York Place), a multistory
car park close to the east end of Princes
Street.
ROADS
Major routes exist to all of Scotland’s
main city’s.
Edinburgh is linked to Glasgow by the
A8/M8 a journey of approx. 1hour.
The M9 leads to Perth via Stirling and
then on through Aviemore to Inverness
(3.5 hours).
A90/M90 Goes North over the Forth Road
Bridge to Aberdeen (2 hours) via Dundee
(1 hour). The A96
then carries on to Inverness. |
TAXI
INFO
Taxi stands can be found throughout the
city centre area - the following are the
most convenient;
the west end of Princes Street,
South St. David Street and North
St. Andrew Street (both just off St.
Andrew Square), Waterloo Place,
Waverley Market, and Lauriston
Place. Or on the street, hail any
taxi displaying an illuminated "For
Hire" sign.
In Edinburgh, the cab trade was, essentially,
made up of Black Cabs, and Airport Taxis
- but this is changing with the airport
fleet being merged into the city fleet.
Black cabs cover the usual public hire
work, and most of the 1210 taxis are in
one or other of the radio companies, around
250 are purely street taxis, with 100
or so with airport permits
Airport taxis were ordinary saloon or
estate cars which were licensed to operate
solely from the rank at the Edinburgh
airport. Fast disappearing, they are now
replaced with traditional London-type
taxis and hold ordinary Edinburgh licenses,
allowing them to operate within the city
as well. Most of them are white in colour.
TAXI NUMBERS
City Cabs - 0131 228 1211
Central Radio Taxis - 0131 229
2468
Capital Castle Taxis - 0131 228
2555
Radiocabs - 0131 225 9000 |
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SOME
OF THE MOST POPULAR CAR HIRE FIRMS
HERTZ
Airport
Terminal Building
Edinburgh
Tel. 0131 3331019
Fax. 0131 3353030
www.hertz.com |
THRIFTY
42
Haymarket Terrace
EDINBURGH
EH12 5JZ
Tel:
0131 337 1319
Fax: 0131 346 8522
www.thrifty.co.uk |
AVIS
100 Dalry Road
Haymarket
Edinburgh
EH11 2DW
Tel: 0131 337 6363
www1.avis.com |
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CYCLING
INFO
Edinburgh has one of the most extensive
off-road cycle networks in Britain. Many
of these are built along the old railway
network which were shut down in the Sixties.
By bike you can easily see Edinburgh in
a day, passing through all kinds of areas
from housing schemes to exclusive suburbs.
An excellent route is along the seafront,
where you can travel all the way from
Portobello to South Queensferry and take
in breathtaking views of the Rail and
Road Bridges.
Spokes
- Edinburgh's long-running lobby group
has spent many years encouraging the council
to develop cycle facilities around the
city, including the introduction of a
cycle project team in the Highways department.
www.spokes.org.uk/index.htm
Edinburgh
Bicycle Co-op
- Thriving cycle shop in the Bruntsfield
area.
www.edinburgh-bicycle.co.uk
Sustrans - The non-profit organisation
for sustainable transport is heavily involved
in building and maintaining
the millennium cycle route that runs continuously
from one end of the
country to the other.
www.sustrans.org.uk |
WALKING
INFO
You'll soon discover Edinburgh was built
on a hill - seven of them, - but walking
is still one of the best ways to get around,
especially around the City Centre area,
- it can sometimes be just as quick due
to the build up of traffic during working
hours.
Leith Walks
Choose from ;
a stroll through Edinburgh for an
hour or two
a walk in the magnificent Pentland
Hills
a drive out of town to places
you could never find alone
www.leithwalks.co.uk
Mercat
Walks
Mercat run the famous city tours -
from the brilliant must-see Mary Kings
Close visit, to the more fun Ghost and
Ghouls tour.
www.mercat-tours.co.uk
Witchery
Tours
Witchery have tried to corner the more
specialist ghost walks with their Ghost
& Gore Tour and the Murder & Mystery
Tour.
www.witcherytours.com
Auld Reekie Tours
45 Niddry Street,
Edinburgh.
Probably the Scariest Ghost Tours
in the World! .
www.auldreekietours.com
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