Getting Here

By Car

from any Direction / Edinburgh Airport

Head for the West End district of the city. St. Mary's Cathedral is the nearest landmark if you are approaching from the north. Other landmarks are the Haymarket Train Station if you are approaching from the west or Edinburgh Airport and Edinburgh Castle if you are approaching from the east or the south.

 Airport  Postcode: EH12 9DN

Hotel Postcode: EH3 7EG

By Taxi

from Edinburgh Airport

Taxis and private hire vehicles are located on the ground floor of the multi-storey car park opposite the main terminal building.

Official Edinburgh airport taxis and private hire vehicles -  more info ...

By Bus

from Edinburgh Airport

Airlink  Service 100   buses run a frequent express shuttle service approximately every 10 minutes, 24 hours a day and takes 25 minutes. Get off at the Haymarket and it is a 5 minute walk.

from Waverley Train Station & Edinburgh Bus Station

On Princes Street get any of the following buses:

 No.12

 No.26

 No.31

 No.100

Get off just before the Haymarket. Turn right into Manor Place and walk down to the end. Edinburgh Thistle Hotel is on the right-hand side.

By Tram

from Edinburgh Airport

Trams offer a frequent and reliable service linking the airport and the Haymarket. The hotel is a 5 minute walk.

Frequency: every 8-12 minutes

Journey Time: 30 minutes

By Train

from Waverley & Haymarket Train Stations

Haymarket Train Station at the West End is Edinburgh’s second station but many of the trains stop here. If your train does stop at the Haymarket, we are only a 5 minute walk away.

From Waverley Train Station we recommend a short taxi transfer (approx: 5 to 7 minutes) or alternatively walk (approx: 20 to 25 minutes) or get a bus [see above] from Princes Street (outside the station) going to the Haymarket and getting off at the end of Shandwick Place and it's a 2 minutes walk from there.