Located in the heart of Scotland's capital city on the historic Royal Mile, the Radisson Blu hotel Edinburgh is within a five minute walk of the main shopping and business districts and the EICC is just a short taxi ride away. We are also central to all the main tourist attractions in the city.
Travel Information:
The Hotel is easily accessible by public transportation. It is a short walk from Edinburgh Waverley train station and close to many local bus routes including the airport bus link.
From the station:
The hotel is a 5 minute walk away via Cockburn Street, Carrubbers Close or North Bridge. For those with heavy luggage a taxi is advisable, available from the station.
From the airport:
The Airlink express bus service is available from the airport, and takes approximately 25 minutes. This service terminates at Edinburgh Waverley train station (see above for directions). Timetables and fares are available at www.flybybus.com/index.php
Alternatively, Lothian Bus number 35 will take you directly to the hotel from the airport. The trip takes approximately 50 minutes.
For local buses, visit:
www.lothianbuses.co.uk
Further a field:
For general public transportation enquiries in Edinburgh and throughout Scotland, visit
www.traveline.org.uk
Private Car Hire:
For chauffeur driven car hire please call a member of our Guest Services team who will be able to provide you with several options and suggestions to suit your individual travel requirements.
Events to bring you to Edinburgh in 2009
Homecoming Scotland 2009:
A celebration with a year-long programme of events to highlight Scotland's great contributions to the world and encourage people world wide to trace their Scottish ancestors and return home: Robert Burns (the 250th anniversary of his birth is in 2009), golf, whisky, great minds & innovations and Scotland's rich ancestry and culture are just some of the reasons to see Scotland for yourself in 2009.
Rugby:
Having played host to both forms of the club game in the first half of 2009, Murrayfield now focuses its attention back to the international rugby union test scene. With 3 autumn internationals and the 2010 six nations all to look forward to:
Saturday 14th November 2009, 14:30 KO, Scotland Vs Fiji
Saturday 21st November 2009, 17:15 KO, Scotland Vs Australia
Saturday 28th November 2009, 14:30 KO, Scotland Vs Argentina
Sunday 7th February 2010, 15:00 KO, Scotland Vs France
Saturday 13th March 2010, 17:00 KO, Scotland Vs England
Festivals:
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, July 2009, dates tba
Edinburgh Art Festival 30 July - 6 September 2009
Edinburgh Military Tattoo 7 - 29 August 2009
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 7 - 31 August 2009
Edinburgh International Festival 14 August - 6 September 2009
Edinburgh International Book Festival 15 - 31 August 2009
Edinburgh Mela Festival dates tba
Scottish International Storytelling Festival 23 October - 1 November 2009
Edinburgh's Hogmanay 29 December 2009 - 1 January 2010
Links of interest