There are 4 ways to get from University of Edinburgh to Royal Mile by bus, taxi, or foot
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Bus
best- Take the bus from St Patrick Square to South Bridgebus N3 / ...
13 min£2–5Line 60 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bristo Place to Viewcraig Gardensbus 60
20 min£1–2Taxi
- Take the taxi from University of Edinburgh to Royal Miletaxi 3,540 ft
2 min£9–11Walk
- Take the walk from University of Edinburgh to Royal Milewalk 3,560 ft
13 min
University of Edinburgh to Royal Mile by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from University of Edinburgh to Royal Mile is to line 60 bus which costs £1 - £2 and takes 20 min.
The fastest way to get from University of Edinburgh to Royal Mile is to taxi which takes 2 min and costs £9 - £11.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from St Patrick Square and arriving at South Bridge. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5 min.
The distance between University of Edinburgh and Royal Mile is 4689 feet.
The best way to get from University of Edinburgh to Royal Mile without a car is to bus which takes 13 min and costs £2 - £5.
The bus from St Patrick Square to South Bridge takes 5 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
University of Edinburgh to Royal Mile bus services, operated by Lothian, depart from St Patrick Square station.
University of Edinburgh to Royal Mile bus services, operated by Lothian, arrive at South Bridge station.
There are 2996+ hotels available in Royal Mile.
What companies run services between University of Edinburgh, Scotland and Royal Mile, Scotland?
Lothian operates a bus from St Patrick Square to South Bridge every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £3 and the journey takes 5 min. Borders Buses also services this route every 15 minutes.
- Phone
- +44 131 555 6363
- Website
- Lothian
Bus from St Patrick Square to South Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Lothian
- Phone
- 01896 754350
- [email protected]
- Website
- Borders Buses
Bus from St Patrick Square to South Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Borders Buses
- Phone
- 03330 16 61 62
- [email protected]
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
Bus from Bristo Place to Viewcraig Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Midland Bluebird
- Ave. Duration
- 2 min
- Estimated price
- £9–11
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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