There are 3 ways to get from Forth Road Bridge to Edinburgh by bus, taxi, or car
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Forth Road Bridge to Edinburgh by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Forth Road Bridge to Edinburgh is to drive which costs £2 - £4 and takes 23 min.
The fastest way to get from Forth Road Bridge to Edinburgh is to taxi which takes 23 min and costs £65 - £80.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Slip Road and arriving at Princes Street. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 24 min.
The distance between Forth Road Bridge and Edinburgh is 9 miles. The road distance is 9.9 miles.
The best way to get from Forth Road Bridge to Edinburgh without a car is to bus which takes 24 min and costs £2 - £5.
The bus from Slip Road to Princes Street takes 24 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Forth Road Bridge to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, depart from Slip Road station.
Forth Road Bridge to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, arrive at Princes Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Forth Road Bridge to Edinburgh is 10 miles. It takes approximately 23 min to drive from Forth Road Bridge to Edinburgh.
There are 3019+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Forth Road Bridge, Scotland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Stagecoach East Scotland operates a bus from Slip Road to Princes Street every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £3–5 and the journey takes 24 min. Lothian Country Buses also services this route every 30 minutes.
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Slip Road to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- 0131 554 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Slip Road to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Estimated price
- £65–80
Executive Cabs Glasgow
- Phone
- +44 755 224 0041
- Website
- executivecabsglasgow.co.uk
Corporate Taxi Dunfermline
- Phone
- +44 1383 252 525
- Website
- corporatetaxi.co.uk
M & M Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1383 727 235
Uptown Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1383 621 117
Adams Taxi
- Phone
- +44 1383 512 344
Mitchell's Taxi
- Phone
- +44 7834 765 840
MSD Taxi Cowdenbeath
- Phone
- +44 1383 514 100
- Website
- msd-taxi.business.site
Fair Deal Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1506 499 111
- Website
- fairdeal-cabs.co.uk
Livingstone Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1506 415 000
West Lothian Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1506 444 550
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