How to get to The University of Edinburgh by bus, train or light rail?

Directions to The University of Edinburgh with public transportation

The following transport lines have routes that pass near The University of Edinburgh

    BusBus: 300, 31, 41, 2, 9.TrainTrain: SCOTRAIL.

How to get to The University of Edinburgh by bus?

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How to get to The University of Edinburgh by train?

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Bus stops near The University of Edinburgh

  • Potterrow, South Side, 2 min walk,
  • Bristo Square, South Side, 2 min walk,
  • National Museum Of Scotland, Old Town, 3 min walk,
  • South Bridge, Old Town, 4 min walk,

Bus routes to The University of Edinburgh

  • 2, Magdalene,
  • 9, Mayfield,
  • 12, South Gyle,
  • 47, South Side,
  • 47, Ladywood,
  • 47B, Barnton,
  • X52, Dunfermline,
  • 35, North Leith,
  • 45, Craigentinny,
  • 7, Newhaven - Edinburgh Royal Infirmary,
  • 31, Bonnyrigg - East Craigs,
  • N31, Haymarket - Bonnyrigg,
  • X31, Rosewell - Haymarket,
  • 37, Deanburn - Silverknowes,
  • N37, Drylaw - Deanburn,
  • X37, Granton Harbour - Deanburn,
  • X62, Galashiels - Edinburgh,
Questions & Answers

  • What are the nearest stations to The University of Edinburgh?

    The nearest stations to The University of Edinburgh are:

    • Potterrow, South Side is 108 meters away, 2 min walk.
    • Bristo Square, South Side is 133 meters away, 2 min walk.
    • National Museum Of Scotland, Old Town is 187 meters away, 3 min walk.
    • South Bridge, Old Town is 267 meters away, 4 min walk.

  • Which bus lines stop near The University of Edinburgh?

    These bus lines stop near The University of Edinburgh: 300, 31, 41.

  • Which train line stops near The University of Edinburgh?

    SCOTRAIL

  • What’s the nearest bus stop to The University of Edinburgh?

    The nearest bus stops to The University of Edinburgh are Potterrow, South Side and Bristo Square, South Side. The closest one is a 2 min walk away.

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Bus: 300, 31, 41, 2, 9, 12, 47, 47, X52, 35, 45, 7, N31, X31, 37.Train: SCOTRAIL.

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Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

The University of Edinburgh
The University of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh (abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals), founded in 1582, is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city of Edinburgh, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university. The University of Edinburgh is ranked 18th in the world by the 2019 QS World University Rankings. It is ranked as the 6th best university in Europe by the U.S. News' Best Global Universities Ranking, and 7th best in Europe by the Times Higher Education Ranking. The Research Excellence Framework, a research ranking used by the UK government to determine future research funding, ranked Edinburgh 4th in the UK for research power, and 11th overall. It is ranked the 78th most employable university in the world by the 2017 Global Employability University Ranking. It is a member of both the Russell Group, and the League of European Research Universities, a consortium of 21 research universities in Europe. It has the third largest endowment of any university in the United Kingdom, after the universities of Cambridge and Oxford. The annual income of the institution for 2016–17 was £905.8 million of which £265.3 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £847.5 million. The university played an important role in leading Edinburgh to its reputation as a chief intellectual centre during the Age of Enlightenment, and helped give the city the nickname of the Athens of the North. Alumni of the university include some of the major figures of modern history, including physicist James Clerk Maxwell, naturalist Charles Darwin, philosopher David Hume, mathematician Thomas Bayes, surgeon Joseph Lister, signatories of the American declaration of independence James Wilson, John Witherspoon and Benjamin Rush, inventor Alexander Graham Bell, first president of Tanzania Julius Nyerere, and a host of famous authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, J.M. Barrie and Sir Walter Scott. Associated people include 23 Nobel Prize winners, 2 Turing Award winners, 1 Abel Prize winner, 1 Fields Medal winner, 2 Pulitzer Prize winners, 3 Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, 2 currently-sitting UK Supreme Court Justices, and several Olympic gold medallists. It continues to have links to the British Royal Family, having had the Duke of Edinburgh as its Chancellor from 1953 to 2010 and Princess Anne since 2011. Edinburgh receives approximately 60,000 applications every year, making it the second most popular university in the UK by volume of applications. After St Andrews, it is the most difficult university to gain admission into in Scotland, and 9th overall in the UK.
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