The city: Getting around
Posted on Sunday, September 19 @ 07:10:40 PDT by poster
Frequent LRT Airline buses run from Waverley Bridge near the train station to Haymarket and the airport, taking 35 minutes. Other bus services are frequent and cheap, and most leave from either St Andrew Square bus station or Waverley Bridge. Two main companies, Lothian Regional Transport and Scottish Motor Traction, compete on some services and their tickets aren't interchangeable.
Edinburgh doesn't have its own separate rail network. Those running through the city are part of the national rail system. Trains heading west and north link Waverly station with Haymarket, but it's cheaper to catch a bus down Princes St. There are regular trains west to Dalmeny and east to North Berwick.
Though useful for day trips beyond the city, a car in central Edinburgh is as much a millstone as a convenience. There is restricted access on some streets and many are one-way.
Hailing a cab on the street should present no problems and there are numerous central taxi ranks including some at Waverley station.
Although there are plenty of steep hills to negotiate, Edinburgh is idea for cycling - nothing is more than half an hour away, there are signposted cycle routes and outside the centre the traffic is fairly tolerable.
