ROAD

Edinburgh City is connected well by road with journey times of approximately one hour from Glasgow (M8), two hours 35 minutes from Newcastle (A1) and six hours and 50 minutes from London (M25and M5).

Park and Ride schemes around the city centre offer travellers some 2,585parking spaces on four sites at Ferrytoll, Ingliston, Hermiston and Newcraighall.  Two more Park and Ride sites are planned for the city. 

The city's car parks offer over 4,400parking spaces and are located all around the city - the largest of which is at Greenside Place, north east of the Castle, offering 1,030 spaces.  A car park map can be downloaded from Edinburgh City Council's website.  Leith's Ocean Terminal shopping centre has its own free car park with over 1,600 spaces. 

For local transport options, there is a good service of buses and plenty of taxi and minicab companies.  For more information contact: 

Lothian Buses
0131 555 6363
www.lothianbuses.co.uk

First Buses
08708 72 72 71
www.firstgroup.com/bushome/bus_home1.php

Daily bus tickets allow unlimited travel in and around Edinburgh. Tickets can be bought on the bus but drivers will require the exact change. Bus tickets for transport further a field can be bought from the bus station in St Andrew Square. 

Coach connections 
Scottish Citylink Coaches
08705 50 50 50
www.citylink.co.uk

National Express
www.nationalexpress.com
08705 80 80 80

Megabus
0901 331 0031
www.megabus.com/uk

Ferry Operators 
Superfast Ferries operates a daily service from Zeebrugge in Belgium to Rosyth (north side of the Firth of Forth) - about 30 minutes outside of Edinburgh.
www.superfast.com

TaxisCentral Taxis 0131 229 2468
www.taxis-edinburgh.co.uk

City Cabs 0131 228 1211
www.citycabs.co.uk