There are 3 ways to get from Canongate to Edinburgh Castle by bus, taxi, or foot
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Canongate to Edinburgh Castle by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canongate to Edinburgh Castle is to bus which costs £1 and takes 16 min.
The fastest way to get from Canongate to Edinburgh Castle is to taxi which takes 4 min and costs £8 - £10.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from St Andrew's House and arriving at Princes Street. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7 min.
The distance between Canongate and Edinburgh Castle is 1 miles.
The best way to get from Canongate to Edinburgh Castle without a car is to bus which takes 16 min and costs £1.
The bus from St Andrew's House to Princes Street takes 7 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Canongate to Edinburgh Castle bus services, operated by Lothian Country Buses, depart from St Andrew's House station.
Canongate to Edinburgh Castle bus services, operated by Lothian Country Buses, arrive at Princes Street station.
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What companies run services between Canongate, Scotland and Edinburgh Castle, Scotland?
Lothian Country Buses operates a bus from St Andrew's House to Princes Street every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £2 and the journey takes 7 min. Four other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- 0131 554 4494
- mail@lothianbuses.com
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from St Andrew's House to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
- hello@eastcoastbuses.co.uk
- Website
- eastcoastbuses.co.uk
Bus from St Andrew's House to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- https://eastcoastbuses.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 131 555 6363
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from St Andrew's House to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from St Andrew's House to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from St Andrew's House to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Estimated price
- £8–10
E&I Taxis
- Phone
- +44 131 554 6775
- Website
- introducingedinburgh.com
Drymen Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1360 660077
City Cabs Ltd
- Phone
- +44 131 228 1211
- Website
- citycabs.co.uk
Central Taxis Ltd
- Phone
- +44 131 229 2468
- Website
- taxis-edinburgh.co.uk
Capital Cars
- Phone
- +44 131 777 7777
- Website
- capitalcarsscotland.co.uk
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