Transport Links
Road
There are dozens of car hire companies in Scotland to choose
from. If you are flying here, please check out:
The AA (Automobile Association)... who will
be able to advise you on which ones to use
www.theaa.com
Road Traffic Information... for general traffic
updates
www.theaa.com/travelwatch/travel_news.jsp
Traveline Scotland... helps you plan any
public transport journey within Scotland - and from Scotland
to other main destinations in the UK
www.travelinescotland.com/default.jsp
Air
British Airways
www.britishairways.com/travel/home.jsp/ukhpag/gb/public/en_gb
Easyjet... is a major low cost operator with
excellent links direct from mainland Europe into both Edinburgh
and Newcastle - plus further connections through London airports
and on to Scotland
www.easyjet.com/en
BMI (and BMI Baby)... are also low cost operators
with an expanding network, who fly into Edinburgh, Durham,
Newcastle and Glasgow direct from various parts of the UK
and Europe
www.flybmi.com
Edinburgh Airport information (British Airport
Authorities)
www.baa.co.uk/main/airports/edinburgh
Glasgow Airport
www.glasgowairport.com
Newcastle Airport
www.newcastleairport.com/corporate.htm
Rail
National Rail Network information
www.nationalrail.co.uk
GNER... is the UK East Coast rail network
operator, linking Edinburgh to Dunbar, Newcastle, Durham,
York, London and effectively the rest of the UK's railway
system
www.gner.co.uk
Scottish Rail Information... details national
as well as local travel links along with timetables to stations
in East Lothian (Drem, Dunbar, Longniddry, Musselburgh, North
Berwick, Wallyford).
www.scotrail.co.uk
Bus
National Express buses... are cheap, frequent
and UK-wide
www.nationalexpress.com
Citylink buses... get you there too
www.citylink.co.uk
Ferry
Superfast Ferries... operate daily overnight
ferry crossings from Scotland direct to mainland Europe -
sailing from Rosyth near Edinburgh to Zeebrugge in Belgium
www.superfast.com
P&O Ferries... operate services from
Newcastle to Zeebrugge in Belgium and Rotterdam in the Netherlands
www.fjordline.com
DFDS... operate services from Newcastle to
Norway
www.dfdsseaways.com
Other ferry services which operate from Europe to the UK www.ponsf.com/index
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