There are 4 ways to get from Swanston to Edinburgh by bus, taxi, or foot
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swanston to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £3 and takes 39 min.
The fastest way to get from Swanston to Edinburgh is to taxi which takes 17 min and costs £35 - £50.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Swanston Drive and arriving at Home Street. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 22 min.
The distance between Swanston and Edinburgh is 4 miles.
The best way to get from Swanston to Edinburgh without a car is to bus which takes 39 min and costs £3.
The bus from Swanston Drive to Home Street takes 22 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Swanston to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Lothian, depart from Swanston Drive station.
Swanston to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Lothian, arrive at Home Street station.
There are 3019+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Swanston, Scotland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Lothian operates a bus from Swanston Drive to Home Street hourly. Tickets cost £3 and the journey takes 22 min. Houstons Minicoaches also services this route hourly.
- Phone
- +44 131 555 6363
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Swanston Drive to Home Street
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
Bus from Snowsports Centre to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Swanston Drive to Home Street
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Estimated price
- £35–50
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
Executive Cabs Glasgow
- Phone
- +44 755 224 0041
- Website
- executivecabsglasgow.co.uk
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
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