From the Airport

If you are coming from the airport, the take the airport bus (its the big blue double decker-number 100). For only £3.50 they will bring you straight to us. Get off the bus at the Shandwick Place/West End stop.(Make sure you listen to the announcements) You can get more information at http://www.flybybus.com/.

Get off the bus and turn right, then take the first left, to find the hostel.

If you don’t get off at the right stop, don’t worry, it only means you have to walk a little bit. Just get off at the final stop and turn right off the bus. Turn left at the end,  onto Princes Street and walk until you reach a big four way intersection, where you should see the Abbey Bank (soon to be Santander Bank). Other things on the corner are Ryans Bar, The Rutland Hotel, a church, and a department store called House of Fraser. The 5 Star Caledonian Hotel is across the road too. We are located above the Abbey bank, and our doorway is to the right of it, just after Mathers Bar.

Oh, no…why are you traveling to Edinburgh by car. You are going to make your life very hard you know.

If you arrive by car, then the news is all bad. Really, you should consider public transport, it’s better for the world, and a city like Edinburgh prefers it. Cars cannot get near our entrance, I’m sorry to say, too many buses run past. And parking isn’t available anywhere near us for any reasonable prices.

The best option is to park at one of the city’s ParknRide stations, and catch the bus back into the center of town, where we are. The cost is a bus ticket (£1.20) You can read about them here.

Otherwise, you will have to pay for parking usually. The streets have free parking after 7pm at night normally, until 7am, but you must never test the parking inspectors. They are a private company that will book you if you are one minute late. If you want to park in a secure undercover car park, it will cost about £20 overnight. Street parking usually costs from £1-£2 per hour.

More information about parking from The City Of Edinburgh Council here.

Park overnight at the airport and catch a bus back

Sorry we couldn’t offer better options, it’s one of the only disadvantages of being a hostel located in the city center.