Around Edinburgh by Coach
Local coach trips from Edinburgh
The closest area to travel to by coach is the Scottish Borders. There are two coach companies based in Dumfries and Jedburgh operating regular trips to and from Edinburgh.
Travel to the Scottish Borders
- MacEwan's Coach Services are based in Dumfries and take daily trips to Edinburgh via Penicuik. The trip takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes. Coaches leave from Waterloo Place in Edinburgh. Coach number is X100. Buy your tickets from the driver when you board the coach..
- Munro's of Jedburgh take daily trips to and from Kelso and Jedburgh. The trips last just under an hour and coaches leave from Waterloo Place in Edinburgh. To travel to Kelso take coach no. 30 -- no. 29 to Jedburgh. Buy your tickets from the driver when you board the coach.
Unfortunately there is very little information on travelling by MacEwan's coaches online but more details can be obtained by calling the numbers below.
Coach travel to the Borders - Web links
Jedburgh - Edinburgh no. 29 Coach Timetable
Weekly timetable for coach travel to and from Edinburgh via Dalkeith.
Kelso - Edinburgh no. 30 Coach Timetable
Weekly timetable for coach travel to and from Edinburgh via Dalkeith.
Contact details for Munro's of Jedburgh
Website: Munro's of Jedburgh Coaches
Phone: +44 01835 862 253
Contact details for MacEwan's Coach Services
Phone: +44 01387 710 357
Travel to Fife
Stagecoach Fife is the coach operator for travelling to places like St. Andrews, Dundee and all the wonderful fishing villages on Fife's coast.
- There are two express coaches travelling to St. Andrews from Edinburgh, the X59 and X60. They are very frequent and run every 20 minutes for most of the day. The coaches leave from St. Andrews Bus Station in Edinburgh and the trip takes approx 2 hours and 20 minutes. Buy your tickets from the driver when you board the coach or online on the Stagecoach website..
- The X54 coach that travels to Dundee runs every hour from St. Andrews Bus Station in Edinburgh and the trip takes approx 2 hours and 15 minutes. Buy your tickets from the driver when you board the coach or online on the Stagecoach website.
Express coaches to St. Andrews don't pass through the fishing villages of Fife. To take trips to places like Anstruther, Pittenweem, St Monans and Crail switch to the 95 Stagecoach bus from Leven.
Coach travel to Fife - Web links
X59/60 Coach Timetable [pdf]
Timetable for the express travelling to St. Andrews.
X54 Coach Timetable
Timetable for the express travelling to Dundee.
Contact details for Stagecoach
Website: Stagecoach in Fife
Phone: +44 01383 511911
Yellow Taxibus [pdf]
Taxibus combines the benefits of a fixed bus route with the flexibility of pre-booked taxi pick-ups.
>> Back to Edinburgh Coach Travel guide index
All Edinburgh coach travel articles:
St. Andrew's bus station Description of coach station in Edinburgh's St. Andrew's Square and walking directions.
Around Edinburgh by coach Information on coach travel from Edinburgh to the Scottish Borders and Fife.
Edinburgh to rest of Scotland by coach You can save a lot by travelling between Edinburgh and other Scottish cities with CityLink or Megabus.
Edinburgh - London by coach Cheap way to get from London to Edinburgh and vice versa is by coach. Travel by day or take the overnight coach.
Belfast - Edinburgh by coach You can get from Belfast to Edinburgh by combining coach travel with ferry links.
Coach tickets and discounts Information on buying coach tickets online and available discounts.
Also see:
Edinburgh coach tours Suggestions for tours from and to Edinburgh by private or public coach.
Edinburgh travel guide How to travel to and from Edinburgh by different means of transport.