Travel
Travelling to Edinburgh
By Air
Edinburgh Airport is located just six miles (10 kilometres) from Edinburgh City Centre and serves more than 150 national and international destinations including Amsterdam, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Paris, London, Dublin, Belfast, Geneva and Reykjavik as well as Dubai with its connections onwards to Asia and Australasia; and major cities in The US and Canada.
By Train
Edinburgh has 2 major train stations Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket which is the closest station to the EICC at just a 5 minute walk.
The main UK train companies operating in Scotland are:
Cross Country
When travelling from Central England via the East Coast of Scotland
TransPennine Express
When travelling to and from the North of England via Scotland
Average Travel Times
Average travel time by train from across the UK to Edinburgh:
| Station | Average Train Time |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 5 hours 15 minutes |
| Glasgow | 50 minutes |
| Liverpool | 3 hours 50 minutes |
| London | 4 hours 30 minutes |
| Manchester | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Newcastle | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| York | 2 hours 40 minutes |
By Road
Edinburgh is linked to Glasgow with the M8, England on the A1 and M74 and Stirling with the M9. The city’s venues and hotels are comfortably accessed by road.
For real time travel information on all of Scotland’s trunk roads, including cross-border information to the North of England, visit Traffic Scotland, or access it via the Traveline Scotland app.
For information on Scotland’s trunk road network visit Transport Scotland.