There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh Waverley Station to Carrick Knowe by train, tram, bus, taxi, or foot
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Train, tram
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Haymarkettrain Edinburgh - Dunblane / ...
- Take the tram from Haymarket to Saughtontram T50
24 min£3–4Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Waverley Bridge to Edinburgh Zoobus 100
26 min£1–2Taxi
- Take the taxi from Edinburgh Waverley Station to Carrick Knowetaxi 4.2 mi
12 min£30–40Walk
- Take the walk from Edinburgh Waverley Station to Carrick Knowewalk 4 mi
1h 17mTram
- Take the tram from St Andrew Square to Saughtontram T50
29 min£3Line 1 bus
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Broomhall Avenuebus 1 / ...
43 min£3Line 2 bus
- Take the bus from Grassmarket to Saughton Road Northbus 2
49 min£3
Edinburgh Waverley Station to Carrick Knowe by train, tram, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh Waverley Station to Carrick Knowe is to bus which costs £1 - £2 and takes 26 min.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh Waverley Station to Carrick Knowe is to taxi which takes 12 min and costs £30 - £40.
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.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from St Andrew Square and arriving at Saughton. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16 min.
The distance between Edinburgh Waverley Station and Carrick Knowe is 4 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh Waverley Station to Carrick Knowe without a car is to train and tram which takes 24 min and costs £3 - £4.
It takes approximately 24 min to get from Edinburgh Waverley Station to Carrick Knowe, including transfers.
Edinburgh Waverley Station to Carrick Knowe bus services, operated by Lothian, depart from Waverley Bridge station.
Edinburgh Waverley Station to Carrick Knowe train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Edinburgh Waverley Station to Carrick Knowe bus services, operated by Lothian, arrive at Edinburgh Zoo station.
What companies run services between Edinburgh Waverley Station, Scotland and Carrick Knowe, 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. Alternatively, Edinburgh Trams operates a vehicle from St Andrew Square to Saughton every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £3 and the journey takes 16 min.
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
- Phone
- 0131 338 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- Edinburgh Trams
Tram from Haymarket to Saughton
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Edinburgh Trams
Tram from St Andrew Square to Saughton
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Edinburgh Trams
- Phone
- +44 131 555 6363
- Website
- Lothian
Bus from Waverley Bridge to Edinburgh Zoo
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Lothian
Bus from Princes Street to Broomhall Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Lothian
Bus from Grassmarket to Saughton Road North
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Lothian
- Phone
- 0131 554 4494
- [email protected]
- 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 Waverley Bridge to Edinburgh Zoo
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Estimated price
- £30–40
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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