There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Leith by bus, taxi or foot
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Edinburgh to Leith by bus
Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from Edinburgh to Leith is to bus, which costs £1 - £5 and takes 6 min.
The quickest way to get from Edinburgh to Leith is to bus which costs £1 - £5 and takes 6 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Hillside, Leopold Place and arriving at Leith, Albert Street. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6 min.
The distance between Edinburgh and Leith is 2 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Leith without a car is to bus which takes 6 min and costs £1 - £5.
The bus from Hillside, Leopold Place to Leith, Albert Street takes 6 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Edinburgh to Leith bus services, operated by Lothian Buses, depart from Hillside, Leopold Place station.
Edinburgh to Leith bus services, operated by Lothian Buses, arrive at Leith, Albert Street station.
There are 2072+ hotels available in Leith. Prices start at £75 per night.
- Distance: 1.7 miles
- Duration: 6 min
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Leith, Scotland?
Lothian Buses operates a bus from Hillside, Leopold Place to Leith, Albert Street every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £1 - £5 and the journey takes 6 min. Edinburgh Coach Lines also services this route hourly.
- Phone
- 0131 554 4494
- mail@lothianbuses.co.uk
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Hillside, Leopold Place to Leith, Albert Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1 - £5
- Website
- Lothian Buses
- Airport zone
- £5
- City zone
- £2
- Phone
- +44 (0) 131 554 5413
- enquiries@edinburghcoachlines.com
- Website
- edinburghcoachlines.com
Bus from Broughton, Mansfield Place to Pilrig, Buchanan Street
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Edinburgh Coach Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Estimated price
- £8 - £10
Persevere Cabs
- Phone
- +44 131 555 2323
- Website
- perseverecabs.com
Dunedin Taxis
- Phone
- +44 131 669 2323
City Cabs Ltd
- Phone
- +44 131 228 1211
- Website
- citycabs.co.uk
Central Taxis Ltd
- Phone
- +44 131 229 2468
- Website
- taxis-edinburgh.co.uk
Capital Cars
- Phone
- +44 131 777 7777
- Website
- capitalcarsscotland.co.uk
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