There are 3 ways to get from Portobello to Edinburgh by bus, taxi, or foot
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Portobello to Edinburgh by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portobello to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £1 - £2 and takes 24 min.
The fastest way to get from Portobello to Edinburgh is to taxi which takes 9 min and costs £15 - £19.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Portobello Town Hall and arriving at Princes Street. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 24 min.
The distance between Portobello and Edinburgh is 4 miles.
The best way to get from Portobello to Edinburgh without a car is to bus which takes 24 min and costs £1 - £2.
The bus from Portobello Town Hall to Princes Street takes 24 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Portobello to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Lothian Buses, depart from Portobello Town Hall station.
Portobello to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Lothian Buses, arrive at Princes Street station.
There are 2508+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Portobello, Scotland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Lothian Buses operates a bus from Portobello Town Hall to Princes Street every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £2 and the journey takes 24 min. East Coast Buses also services this route every 30 minutes.
- Phone
- +44 131 555 6363
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Portobello Town Hall to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
- hello@eastcoastbuses.co.uk
- Website
- eastcoastbuses.co.uk
Bus from Portobello Town Hall to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- https://eastcoastbuses.co.uk/
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Estimated price
- £15–19
Toun Taxis
- Phone
- +44 131 665 0077
- Website
- toun-taxis.co.uk
R & J's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 131 665 2020
Musselburgh Taxis
- Phone
- +44 131 665 2121
- Website
- musselburghtaxis.com
9090 Taxis
- Phone
- +44 131 665 9090
- Website
- 9090taxis.com
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
Swift Private Hire Taxis
- Phone
- +44 131 660 5000
- Website
- swiftprivatehire.co.uk
Aerial ABW Cabs
- Phone
- +44 131 663 3232
- Website
- aerialabwcabs.co.uk
Abbey Cabs Dalkeith
- Phone
- +44 131 357 7444
- Website
- abbeycabsdalkeith.co.uk
Taxi and Hutch
- Phone
- +44 131 665 5600
- Website
- taxiandhutch.com
Axis Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7340 567467
Alba Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1875 815 000
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