There are 3 ways to get from Queensferry Crossing to Edinburgh Castle by train or bus
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Queensferry Crossing to Edinburgh Castle by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Queensferry Crossing to Edinburgh Castle is to line 43 bus which costs £2 and takes 52 min.
The fastest way to get from Queensferry Crossing to Edinburgh Castle is to train which takes 33 min and costs £4 - £7.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from North Access and arriving at Princes Street. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 27 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from North Queensferry and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21 min.
The distance between Queensferry Crossing and Edinburgh Castle is 12 miles.
The best way to get from Queensferry Crossing to Edinburgh Castle without a car is to train which takes 33 min and costs £4 - £7.
The train from North Queensferry to Edinburgh Waverley takes 21 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Queensferry Crossing to Edinburgh Castle bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, depart from North Access station.
Queensferry Crossing to Edinburgh Castle train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from North Queensferry station.
The best way to get from Queensferry Crossing to Edinburgh Castle is to train which takes 33 min and costs £4 - £7. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £2 - £4 and takes 37 min.
What companies run services between Queensferry Crossing, Scotland and Edinburgh Castle, Scotland?
ScotRail operates a train from North Queensferry to Edinburgh Waverley hourly. Tickets cost £4–7 and the journey takes 21 min. Alternatively, Stagecoach East Scotland operates a bus from North Access to Princes Street every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £2–4 and the journey takes 27 min.
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from North Queensferry to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from North Access to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 0131 554 4494
- mail@lothianbuses.com
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Walker Drive to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
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Queensferry Crossing to Edinburgh Castle bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, arrive at Princes Street station.
Queensferry Crossing to Edinburgh Castle train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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