Travel
Road
Traffic Scotland Providing drivers with up-to-the-minute and relevant information on current trunk road traffic conditions to assist them to make appropriate and informed decisions to mode of transport, as well as the timing and routing of any journey.
AA Route Planner Route Planner - For the best routes in Scotland, Great Britain, Republic and Northern Ireland. Provides mileages and drive times and other useful driver's information.
Rail
National Rail Great Britain's Train Companies work together to make it easy to travel throughout the National Rail network. This web site is a guide to using the network and getting the most out of rail travel in the UK
GNER The Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) provides high-speed inter-city train services along Britain’s East Coast main line linking England and Scotland along a route of almost 1,000 miles. GNER trains call at some of the most important tourism and commercial centres in the UK. With a reputation for high standards of customer service you’ll find travelling with GNER a pleasurable experience.
Air
Edinburgh Airport Edinburgh Airport is Scotland's fastest growing airport. It has recently undergone a £100 million redevelopment to extend and upgrade terminal facilities. Flight times, arrivals, travel information and links to airlines.
Glasgow Airport Glasgow's airport has undergone massive improvements over recent years. Travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh is fast and easy - by car and coach in less than 90 mins. Frequent buses connect to Glasgow Queen Street Railway station from where 50 minute services run every 15 minutes
Aberdeen Airport At the heart of the offshore oil and gas industry, Aberdeen Airport is one of the world's busiest commercial heliports – serving over 2.7 million passengers a year and offering flights to around 35 (fixed-wing) destinations by 27 fixed-wing airlines.
Prestwick Airport Just 3 miles from Piersland House Hotel. Prestwick International Airport has its own railway station, is 32 miles from the centre of Glasgow and has plenty of low cost car parking.
The airport serves flights to and from 35 destinations in the UK and Europe and handles around 3.5 million passenger trips per year.
Sea
Superfast Ferries The new ferry service which links Rosyth, 11 miles (18km) from Edinburgh, to the Continent at Zeebrugge. Functional design, and comfort await you in your own cabin. Whether you choose a two, three or four bed cabin, interior or exterior, the Superfast Ferries® accommodation has all the necessary facilities: air conditioning, telephone, music, WC and shower
General
Travel Line Scotland Accurate and timely timetable information for public transport that gets you to your destination in the quickest, most efficient manner, be it by rail, air, bus/coach or ferry. What's more, you can select the modes of transport you wish to use, making the Traveline Scotland journey planning site the most flexible in Scotland. We are impartial and have no allegiance to any mode or specific operator.
Weather
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