Travel 2009
Air
It is possible to fly to Edinburgh from many airports throughout the UK. Direct flights leave from Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted, Manchester, Norwich, Southampton, Belfast, Dublin and Inverness amongst others.
In addition there are direct flights from a number of European airports including; Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Milan and Paris.
Edinburgh Shuttle is a new door to door transport service by 7 seat mini-coach, operating every 10-15 minutes between Edinburgh Airport and Edinburgh City centre. Edinburgh Airport/city transfers
Low Cost Travel
The following airlines provide low cost travel to Edinburgh from a large number of UK and European destinations:
- Easyjet www.easyjet.com/
- British Midland www.flybmi.com/ or www.bmibaby.com/
- British Airways www.ba.com/
- Flybe www.flybe.com/
Rail
Direct trains to Edinburgh Waverly Station (in the heart of Edinburgh) depart from:
- London Kings Cross (4-5 hours)
- Birmingham New Street (5 hours)
- Manchester Piccadilly and Oxford Road (3.5 hours)
- Leeds (3 hours)
- Glasgow Queen Street (50 minutes)
See www.thetrainline.com/ and www.gner.co.uk/ for further information.
Trains from Europe
Eurostar from Paris or Brussels to London Waterloo International Station and then by air from London Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, City or Stansted; Or by train from London Kings Cross.
See www.eurostar.com/ for further information.