Getting around in Edinburgh is pretty easy. The city centre is quite compact, but as with any city roads and pavements are subject to roadworks for broadband cabling or simply repair.
You can walk…..but with all of our hills it can be quite exhausting!
So our first piece of advice is how to get about Edinburgh without exhausting yourself and without it costing you a fortune.
[tweet_box design=”default”]The Edinburgh Reporter TOP TIP #1 – Buy a bus ticket. Not one single ticket, but many tickets![/tweet_box]
Which ticket you opt for depends on how long you are staying in the city – if it is one day then buy a Day ticket for £4 and you will be able to jump on and off buses (and the tram as far out as Ingliston Park ‘n Ride but not to the Airport) all day long. A Family Day ticket is useful for saving little feet and costs £8.50 for two adults and up to three children, which is very much worth it if you are parking at the Park n Ride and coming into the city.
If you are here for a week or more then you can opt for a Ridacard which you can load up with 20 adult single journeys. And you can also go to the Transport for Edinburgh travel centres on Waverley Bridge or Hanover Street where they can sell you batches of tickets. For example you can get a pack of 20 adult day tickets for £74.00 which is a good saving!
All Lothian Buses tickets are available through the Transport for Edinburgh app available for iOS and Android.
More information on Lothian Buses website here.
The other part of our top travel tip is to hire a bike. Take a number 22 bus down Leith Walk and get off at Balfour Street. There you will find the Leith Cycle Co which can answer all your bike hire needs.
Across the city you will find an amazing network of cycle paths and you will be able to cycle right out to the Forth Road Bridge using mainly off-road paths if you are fit enough!
The City of Edinburgh Council has a whole web page devoted to routes you might like to explore along the canal or on the cycle path network, and they have free leaflets to hand out in the City Chambers on the High Street.
This map is a guide to cycling and walking in South Edinburgh:
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Edinburgh-born multimedia journalist and iPhoneographer.
