There are 3 ways to get from Charlotte Square to Edinburgh Castle by bus, taxi, or foot
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Charlotte Square to Edinburgh Castle by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte Square to Edinburgh Castle is to bus which costs £1 - £2 and takes 21 min.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte Square to Edinburgh Castle is to taxi which takes 2 min and costs £6 - £9.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Drumsheugh Place and arriving at Princes Street. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4 min.
The distance between Charlotte Square and Edinburgh Castle is 1 miles.
The best way to get from Charlotte Square to Edinburgh Castle without a car is to bus which takes 21 min and costs £1 - £2.
The bus from Drumsheugh Place to Princes Street takes 4 min including transfers and departs every 15 minutes.
Charlotte Square to Edinburgh Castle bus services, operated by Lothian Country Buses, depart from Drumsheugh Place station.
Charlotte Square to Edinburgh Castle bus services, operated by Lothian Country Buses, arrive at Princes Street station.
There are 2502+ hotels available in Edinburgh Castle.
What companies run services between Charlotte Square, Scotland and Edinburgh Castle, Scotland?
Lothian Country Buses operates a bus from Drumsheugh Place to Princes Street every 15 minutes. Tickets cost £2 and the journey takes 4 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- 0131 554 4494
- mail@lothianbuses.com
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Drumsheugh Place to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
Bus from Drumsheugh Place to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 131 555 6363
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Drumsheugh Place to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 2 min
- Estimated price
- £6–9
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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