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 - £3 and takes 21 min.
The fastest way to get from Portobello to Leith is to taxi which takes 9 min and costs £26 - £31.
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 - £3.
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, depart from Portobello Town Hall station.
Portobello to Leith bus services, operated by Lothian, arrive at Academy Street station.
There are 3038+ hotels available in Leith.
What companies run services between Portobello, Scotland and Leith, Scotland?
Lothian operates a bus from Portobello Town Hall to Academy Street every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £3 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
- £3
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
- [email protected]
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Portobello Town Hall to Academy Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/our-services/east-coast-buses/
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Estimated price
- £26–31
9090 Taxis
- Phone
- +44 131 665 9090
- Website
- 9090taxis.com
Musselburgh Taxis
- Phone
- +44 131 665 2121
- Website
- musselburghtaxis.com
R & J's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 131 665 2020
Toun Taxis
- Phone
- +44 131 665 0077
- Website
- toun-taxis.co.uk
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
Abbey Cabs Dalkeith
- Phone
- +44 131 357 7444
- Website
- abbeycabsdalkeith.co.uk
Aerial ABW Cabs
- Phone
- +44 131 663 3232
- Website
- aerialabwcabs.co.uk
Swift Private Hire Taxis
- Phone
- +44 131 660 5000
- Website
- swiftprivatehire.co.uk
Alba Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1875 815 000
Axis Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7340 567467
Taxi and Hutch
- Phone
- +44 131 665 5600
- Website
- taxiandhutch.com
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