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By air: Edinburgh International Airport is a 20-minute drive from the city (around seven miles). Frequent airport buses and taxis provide the best options for transfer to the centre, if you’re not driving. More than 40 flights arrive from London each day and regularly-scheduled flights also arrive from 20 other UK airports. Additionally, over 40 scheduled flights arrive daily from continental Europe and from Atlanta and Newark in the US. Flying into Glasgow International is an alternative, and is about an hour’s drive to Edinburgh, with regular coach services provided. By bus: long-distance coach service is the most economical way to reach Scotland from points in England. There are over 20 operators covering the London to Edinburgh route. Eastern Scottish, National Express, Scottish Omnibuses, Stagecoach and Western SMT are some of the major companies. The journey form London to Edinburgh takes from 8 to 8-1/2 hours. Most buses depart from the Victoria Coach Station in London. By road: if you're driving to Edinburgh from the London area, the M1 motorway north is the most direct and fastest route, and will take you to a point just south-east of Leeds. From Leeds, you'll have to connect with the A1, which is not a motorway, and continue as far north as Scotch Corner. You’ll continue north on the M6 to a point just north of Carlisle, then crossing into Scotland not far from Gretna Green. From here, you’ll travel north along the A74, via Moffat: the A74 turns into the M74, heading to Glasgow. You’ll need to change to the M8 and then to the A702, A70 or A71 – all of which will take you to Edinburgh, and are well signposted. By ferry: Superfast Ferries sails daily between Edinburgh and Zeebrugge, Brussels, with a crossing time of 17 hours. The ferry services arrive and depart from the Port of Rosyth, situated approximately eight miles from the city centre. | |
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