There are 6 ways to get from St Andrew Square to Edinburgh Castle by tram, taxi, foot, or bus
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Tram
best- Take the tram from St Andrew Square to Princes Streettram T50 / ...
14 min£3Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Edinburgh - Princes Streetbus Uk090
20 min£1Taxi
- Take the taxi from St Andrew Square to Edinburgh Castletaxi 1.2 mi
4 min£12–15Walk
- Take the walk from St Andrew Square to Edinburgh Castlewalk 4,080 ft
15 minTram via Edinburgh York Place
- Take the tram from Edinburgh York Place to Edinburgh Princes Streettram Edinburgh York Place - Edinburgh Airport
22 min£3Bus via Princes Street
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Princes Streetbus N3 / ...
22 min£1–3
St Andrew Square to Edinburgh Castle by tram and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St Andrew Square to Edinburgh Castle is to bus which costs £1 and takes 20 min.
The fastest way to get from St Andrew Square to Edinburgh Castle is to taxi which takes 4 min and costs £12 - £15.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station station and arriving at Edinburgh - Princes Street. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from St Andrew Square and arriving at Princes Street. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2 min.
The distance between St Andrew Square and Edinburgh Castle is 4959 feet.
The best way to get from St Andrew Square to Edinburgh Castle without a car is to tram which takes 14 min and costs £3.
The tram from St Andrew Square to Princes Street takes 2 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
St Andrew Square to Edinburgh Castle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
St Andrew Square to Edinburgh Castle train services, operated by Edinburgh Trams, depart from Edinburgh York Place station.
St Andrew Square to Edinburgh Castle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh - Princes Street station.
What companies run services between St Andrew Square, Scotland and Edinburgh Castle, Scotland?
Edinburgh Trams operates a vehicle from St Andrew Square to Princes Street every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £3 and the journey takes 2 min. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Edinburgh - Princes Street every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £1 and the journey takes 6 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- 0131 338 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- Edinburgh Trams
Tram from St Andrew Square to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Edinburgh Trams
Tram from Edinburgh York Place to Edinburgh Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–6
- Website
- Edinburgh Trams
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Edinburgh - Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Edinburgh - Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £1
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Edinburgh - Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
- Phone
- +44 131 555 6363
- Website
- Lothian
Bus from Princes Street to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Lothian
- Phone
- 0131 554 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lothian Country Buses
Bus from Princes Street to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Lothian Country Buses
- Phone
- 03330 16 61 62
- [email protected]
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
Bus from Princes Street to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
- [email protected]
- Website
- East Coast Buses
Bus from Princes Street to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- East Coast Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Estimated price
- £12–15
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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