There are 3 ways to get from Portobello to Leith by bus, taxi, or foot
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portobello to Leith is to bus which costs £1 - £2 and takes 21 min.
The fastest way to get from Portobello to Leith is to taxi which takes 9 min and costs £14 - £17.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Portobello Town Hall and arriving at Academy Street. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21 min.
The distance between Portobello and Leith is 3 miles.
The best way to get from Portobello to Leith without a car is to bus which takes 21 min and costs £1 - £2.
The bus from Portobello Town Hall to Academy Street takes 21 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Portobello to Leith bus services, operated by Lothian Buses, depart from Portobello Town Hall station.
Portobello to Leith bus services, operated by Lothian Buses, arrive at Academy Street station.
There are 2579+ hotels available in Leith.
What companies run services between Portobello, Scotland and Leith, Scotland?
Lothian Buses operates a bus from Portobello Town Hall to Academy Street every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £2 and the journey takes 21 min. East Coast Buses also services this route twice daily.
- Phone
- +44 131 555 6363
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Portobello Town Hall to Academy Street
- Ave. Duration
- 21 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 Academy Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- https://eastcoastbuses.co.uk/
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Estimated price
- £14–17
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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