Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Aberdeen
£28
Dundee
£15
Fort William
£33
Glasgow
£6.80
Inverness
£28
Portree
£47
Stirling
£7.50
It's also worth checking with
Megabus
(
0900 160 0900;
www.megabus.com
)
for cheap
intercity bus fares (from as little as £5) from Edinburgh to Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow,
Inverness and Perth.
There are various buses to Edinburgh from London and the rest of the UK.
Car & Motorcycle
Arriving in or leaving Edinburgh by car during the morning and evening rush hours
(7.30am to 9.30am and 4.30pm to 6.30pm Monday to Friday) is an experience you can
live without. Try to time your journey to avoid these periods.
Train
The main terminus in Edinburgh is Waverley train station, located in the heart of the city.
Trains arriving from, and departing for, the west also stop at Haymarket station, which is
more convenient for the West End.
You can buy tickets, make reservations and get travel information at the
Edinburgh
Rail Travel Centre
(
4.45am-12.30am Mon-Sat, 7am-12.30am Sun)
in Waverley sta-
tion. For fare and timetable information, phone the
National Rail Enquiry Service
(
08457 48 49 50;
www.nationalrail.co.uk
)
or use the journey planner on the website.
First ScotRail
(
08457 55 00 33;
www.scotrail.co.uk
)
operates a regular shuttle ser-
vice between Edinburgh and Glasgow (£12.90, 50 minutes, every 15 minutes), and fre-
quent daily services to all Scottish cities, including Aberdeen (£45, 2½ hours), Dundee
(£23, 1¼ hours) and Inverness (£40, 3½ hours).
