How to Reach Edinburgh City From Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and has numerous tourists attractions which attracts a large number of visitors each year to the city. On average around nine million passengers travel through the airport on a yearly basis. There are a number of options for passengers to carry on their journey once they arrive.
Bus
Travelling into Edinburgh Airport can be accomplished by simply boarding the express bus named the Air Link 100 and the night service bus N22. Both bus services can drop passengers off close to Haymarket Station and in the city centre on Princess Street close to Waverley. There are number of local bus services which operates around Edinburgh’s Suburbs, including Broxburn, Livingstone, Calder. The journey time is around 20 minutes and tickets can be purchased on board from the driver.
Train
Edinburgh Airport does not have a train station located at the terminal building. Travellers can hop on the airport bus which will drop passengers off at Haymarket or Waverley railway stations for onward journeys to Glasgow or the East coast of Scotland.
Taxis
Outside the airport, passengers can jump in a black cab and carry on to their final destination. A journey into the city centre will take on average around twenty or twenty five minutes depending on traffic.
Car
The city centre can be reached by taking the M8 from Edinburgh Airport. Journey time is around 25 minutes by travelling eight miles. Drivers wishing to drop passengers off at the airport or collect relatives from a flight can use the areas designated to them. The roads are marked assisting drivers to the correct zone. You can also park in the ground floor of the main multistory car park for a short stay of two hours and walk across to the main terminal building.
Car Hire
The car hire firms located at Edinburgh Airport have a new car rental building. Passengers can find the firms by walking through the closed in walk way which can be found outside the door of the UK arrivals part of the airport.
John Joe is writing on behalf of Car Hire UK at Edinburgh Airport at http://www.bluecarhire.com.