Coach Travel from Edinburgh

Travel and trips from Edinburgh by coach

Edinburgh is very well connected to the rest of Scotland thanks to its excellent coach links which makes it an excellent base from where to travel to the other Scottish towns and countryside. Coach travel is really the cheapest way to get around and see some of truly great places spread all around Edinburgh.

Coaches are also the cheapest way to travel from Edinburgh to other major cities in England and Scotland. If your holiday budget is tight, then coaches will prove a fairly inexpensive alternative to all other means of transport, although probably not as comfortable or as fast .

See the articles below for more information on travelling by coach to and from Edinburgh.

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.

A visitor's tips for planning an Edinburgh holiday:

Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. The most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', etc.

According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

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