There are 6 ways to get from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to Edinburgh Zoo by bus, taxi, or foot
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Line 24 bus, bus
best- Take the bus from Cheyne Street to Princes Streetbus 24
- Take the bus from Edinburgh - Princes Street to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo Southbus Uk090
32 min£3–4Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shandwick Place to Edinburgh Zoobus 26 / ...
37 min£1–2Taxi
- Take the taxi from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to Edinburgh Zootaxi 3.5 mi
10 min£27–32Walk
- Take the foot from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to Edinburgh Zoowalk 3.6 mi
1h 9mLine 27 bus, bus
- Take the bus from Warriston Gardens to Hanover Streetbus 23 / ...
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Edinburgh Zoobus 26 / ...
45 min£4–5Bus via Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo Southbus Uk090
46 min£1–2
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to Edinburgh Zoo by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to Edinburgh Zoo is to bus via Edinburgh, Bus Station which costs £1 - £2 and takes 46 min.
The fastest way to get from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to Edinburgh Zoo is to taxi which takes 10 min and costs £27 - £32.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Shandwick Place and arriving at Edinburgh Zoo. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 min.
The distance between Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Edinburgh Zoo is 4 miles.
The best way to get from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to Edinburgh Zoo without a car is to line 24 bus and bus which takes 32 min and costs £3 - £5.
It takes approximately 32 min to get from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to Edinburgh Zoo, including transfers.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to Edinburgh Zoo bus services, operated by Lothian, depart from Cheyne Street station.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to Edinburgh Zoo bus services, operated by Lothian, arrive at Princes Street station.
There are 3017+ hotels available in Edinburgh Zoo.
What companies run services between Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland and Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland?
You can take a vehicle from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to Edinburgh Zoo via Cheyne Street, Edinburgh - Princes Street, and Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South in around 32 min.
- Phone
- +44 131 555 6363
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Cheyne Street to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
Bus from Edinburgh - Princes Street to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
Bus from Shandwick Place to Edinburgh Zoo
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
Bus from Warriston Gardens to Hanover Street
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
Bus from Princes Street to Edinburgh Zoo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh - Princes Street to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh - Princes Street to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £1–2
Bus from Shandwick Place to Edinburgh Zoo
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £1
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £1–2
- Phone
- 0131 554 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Edinburgh - Princes Street to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
Bus from Shandwick Place to Edinburgh Zoo
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
Bus from Princes Street to Edinburgh Zoo
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
- Phone
- 03330 16 61 62
- [email protected]
- Website
- mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh - Princes Street to Corstorphine - Edinburgh Zoo South
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
Bus from Shandwick Place to Edinburgh Zoo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Estimated price
- £27–32
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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