Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Aberdeen Arts Centre
(
www.aberdeenartscentre.org.uk
;
King St)
Stages regular drama productions in its theatre,
and changing exhibitions in its gallery.
DRAMA
Information
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
(
01224-681818;
www.nhsgrampian.org
; Foresterhill)
Medical services. About a mile northwest of the western end of Union St.
Aberdeen Tourist Office
(
01224-288828;
www.aberdeen-grampian.com
; 23 Union
St; 9am-6.30pm Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm Sun Jul & Aug; 9.30am-5pm Mon-Sat Sep-Jun)
Handy for general information; has internet access too.
Books & Beans
(
www.booksandbeans.co.uk
;
22 Belmont St; per 15min £1; 8am-6pm)
Internet access; also Fairtrade coffee and secondhand books.
Main Post Office
(St Nicholas Shopping Centre, Upperkirkgate; 9am-5.30pm Mon-
Sat)
Getting There & Away
Air
Aberdeen Airport (
Click here
)
is at Dyce, 6 miles northwest of the city centre. There are
regular flights to numerous Scottish and UK destinations, including Orkney and Shetland,
and international flights to the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Germany and France.
Stagecoach Jet bus 727
runs regularly from Aberdeen bus station to the airport (single
£2.70, 35 minutes). A taxi from the airport to the city centre takes 25 minutes and costs
£15.
Boat
Car ferries from Aberdeen to Orkney and Shetland are run by
Northlink Ferries
(
www.northlinkferries.co.uk
)
. The
ferry terminal
is a short walk east of the train and bus
stations.
Bus
The
bus station
(Guild St)
is next to Jurys Inn, close to the train station.
Braemar
£10, 2¼ hours, every two hours; via Ballater and Balmoral
