Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
or. There are regular events, including live music every Friday and Saturday night; it has a
sound reputation for attracting talented young bands.
Information
AK Bell Library
(York Pl; 9.30am-5pm Mon, Wed & Fri, to 8pm Tue & Thu, to 4pm
Sat)
Free internet; lots of terminals.
Perth Royal Infirmary
(
01738-623311;
www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk
; Taymount Tce)
West of the town centre.
Perth Information Centre
(
01738-450600;
www.perthshire.co.uk
;
West Mill St;
daily Apr-Oct, Mon-Sat Nov-Mar)
Efficiently run tourist office.
Getting There & Away
Bus
From the bus station,
Citylink
(
www.citylink.co.uk
)
operates buses to/from these cit-
ies:
Dundee
£7, 40 minutes, hourly
Edinburgh
£11, 1½ hours, hourly
Glasgow
£11.20, 1¾ hours, hourly
Inverness
£20, 2¾ hours, at least five daily
Stirling
£8.30, 55 minutes, hourly
Further buses run from the Broxden Park & Ride on Glasgow Rd; this is connected reg-
ularly with the bus station by shuttle bus. These include
Megabus
(
www.megabus.com
)
discount services to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Inverness.
Stagecoach
(
www.stagecoachbus.com
)
buses serve Perthshire destinations regularly, with
reduced Sunday service. A Tayside Megarider ticket gives you seven days travel in Perth
& Kinross and Dundee & Angus for £22. It also operates a Stirling service.
Train
Trains run between Perth and various destinations, including the following:
Edinburgh
£14.50, 1¼ hours, at least hourly Monday to Saturday, every two hours
Sunday
Glasgow
£14.50, one hour, at least hourly Monday to Saturday, every two hours Sunday
Pitlochry
£12.30, 40 minutes, two hourly, fewer on Sunday
Stirling
£11.70, 30 minutes, one or two per hour
