There are 5 ways to get from Balmoral Hotel to Edinburgh Zoo by train, bus, taxi, or foot
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarkettrain Edinburgh - Dunblane / ...
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Haymarket Station South to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo Southbus Uk090
11 min£1–3Bus
- Take the bus from Waverley Bridge to Edinburgh Zoobus 100
18 min£1–2Taxi
- Take the taxi from Balmoral Hotel to Edinburgh Zootaxi 3.6 mi
10 min£28–35Walk
- Take the walk from Balmoral Hotel to Edinburgh Zoowalk 3.6 mi
1h 8mBus via Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo Southbus Uk090
23 min£1–2
Balmoral Hotel to Edinburgh Zoo by foot, train, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Balmoral Hotel to Edinburgh Zoo is to bus via Edinburgh, Bus Station which costs £1 - £2 and takes 23 min.
The fastest way to get from Balmoral Hotel to Edinburgh Zoo is to taxi which takes 10 min and costs £28 - £35.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Waverley Bridge and arriving at Edinburgh Zoo. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14 min.
The distance between Balmoral Hotel and Edinburgh Zoo is 3 miles.
The best way to get from Balmoral Hotel to Edinburgh Zoo without a car is to train and bus which takes 11 min and costs £1 - £3.
It takes approximately 11 min to get from Balmoral Hotel to Edinburgh Zoo, including transfers.
Balmoral Hotel to Edinburgh Zoo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Balmoral Hotel to Edinburgh Zoo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South station.
Book your Balmoral Hotel to Edinburgh Zoo bus tickets online with FlixBus.
There are 2796+ hotels available in Edinburgh Zoo.
What companies run services between Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland and Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland?
Lothian operates a bus from Waverley Bridge to Edinburgh Zoo every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £3 and the journey takes 14 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh Haymarket Station South to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 131 555 6363
- Website
- Lothian
Bus from Edinburgh Haymarket Station South to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Lothian
Bus from Waverley Bridge to Edinburgh Zoo
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Lothian
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Edinburgh Haymarket Station South to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £1
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £1–2
- Phone
- 0131 554 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lothian Country Buses
Bus from Edinburgh Haymarket Station South to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Lothian Country Buses
Bus from Waverley Bridge to Edinburgh Zoo
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Lothian Country Buses
- Phone
- 03330 16 61 62
- [email protected]
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
Bus from Edinburgh Haymarket Station South to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
Bus from Waverley Bridge to Edinburgh Zoo
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Estimated price
- £28–35
Central Taxis Ltd
- Phone
- +44 131 229 2468
- Website
- taxis-edinburgh.co.uk
City Cabs Ltd
- Phone
- +44 131 228 1211
- Website
- citycabs.co.uk
Drymen Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1360 660077
ComCab Edinburgh
- Phone
- +44 131 272 8000
- Website
- comcab-edinburgh.co.uk
Central Taxis Edinburgh
- Phone
- +44 131 229 2468
- Website
- taxis-edinburgh.co.uk
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