Around Edinburgh by Coach
Local coach trips from Edinburgh
Updated September 2011
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.
Tickets and timetables for coaches and buses London to/from Edinburgh.
Getting to Edinburgh by Coach
Long-distance coach tickets to Edinburgh from £15. Guaranteed seats on comfortable coach, overnight or daytime journeys.
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.
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All Edinburgh coach travel articles:
- See the articles below for more information on travelling by bus or coach to and from Edinburgh.
- Coach tickets and discounts Where to buy cheap coach tickets online and available discounts.
- St Andrew's Square Bus Station Description of coach station in Edinburgh's St. Andrew's Square and walking directions.
- Edinburgh - London by coach Cheap way to get from London to Edinburgh and return is by National Express coach. Travel by day or take the overnight coach.
- National Express Funfare tickets Where to buy cheap funfare tickets for National Express coach routes to Scotland.
- Megabus coach tickets Where to buy cheap coach tickets for Megabus bus routes to Scotland from London and within Scotland.
- Eurolines tickets to Edinburgh How to travel with Eurolines to Edinburgh via London.
- Bus from Edinburgh to Glasgow Airport Getting to Glasgow Airport from Edinburgh City Centre by bus.
- Bus from Glasgow to Edinburgh Airport Getting to Edinburgh Airport from Glasgow City Centre by bus.
- Coaches between Edinburgh and Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness, Dundee, Perth Tickets and bus times for popular bus routes within Scotland from Edinburgh or Glasgow to Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee and Perth with Megabus/Scottish Citylink or NX.
- Around Edinburgh by coach Information on coach travel from Edinburgh to the Scottish Borders and Fife.
- Unirider Student Bus Pass Guide Where to buy discounted students passes for bus travel in Scotland.
- Bus routes to and from Edinburgh
- Glasgow - Edinburgh by Bus
- Aberdeen - Edinburgh by Bus
- Inverness - Edinburgh by Bus
- Dundee - Edinburgh by Bus
- Perth - Edinburgh by Bus
- Belfast - Edinburgh by coach and ferry
- Birmingham - Edinburgh by coach
- Bristol - Edinburgh by coach
- Cardiff - Edinburgh by coach
- Leeds - Edinburgh by coach
- Manchester - Edinburgh by coach
- Newcastle - Edinburgh by coach
- York - Edinburgh by coach
- Dublin - Edinburgh by coach
- Bus transfer to and from Edinburgh Airport
Also see:
- Edinburgh coach tours Suggestions for tours from and to Edinburgh by private or public coach.
- Glasgow - London coach travel Cheap fares and online tickets for getting from Glasgow to London by bus.
- Edinburgh travel guide How to travel to and from Edinburgh by different means of transport.
