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How to get fromQueen Street to Royal Mileby bus, taxi, or foot

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There are 6 ways to get from Queen Street to Royal Mile by bus, taxi, or foot

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  1. Bus

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    1. Take the bus from Princes Street to Waterloo Placebus bus X19 / ...
    12 min
    £1–2

  2. Line 29 bus

    1. Take the bus from Queen Street Gardens West to South Bridgebus bus 29
    14 min
    £3

  3. Taxi

    1. Take the taxi from Queen Street to Royal Miletaxi taxi 5,250 ft
    3 min
    £11–14

  4. Walk

    1. Take the walk from Queen Street to Royal Milewalk walk 4,960 ft
    18 min

  5. Bus via St Andrew's House

    1. Take the bus from Princes Street to St Andrew's Housebus bus Uk090
    16 min
    £1

  6. Line 60 bus

    1. Take the bus from Torphichen Street to Viewcraig Streetbus bus 60
    24 min
    £1–2

Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 4,970 ft
  • Duration: 12 min

What companies run services between Queen Street, Edinburgh, Scotland and Royal Mile, Scotland?

Lothian Country Buses operates a bus from Princes Street to Waterloo Place every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £2 and the journey takes 5 min. Two other operators also service this route.

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