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A mini guide to
St Andrews: getting there
Stops, stations and how to reach St Andrews
Stops and stations
Getting to St Andrews
Choose the stop closest to where you are going.
| Stop or station | Services | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| St Andrews bus station | Stagecoach 99 to Leuchars and Dundee; X58 and X59 to Edinburgh; 787 to Edinburgh Airport; 95 along the coast | In the town centre, a short walk from South Street |
| Leuchars station | Trains on the Edinburgh to Dundee line | The nearest railway station; National Rail lists step-free access to all platforms |
Walking from nearby areas
- East Neuk: 14.2 km from St Andrews, better by public transport
- Dunfermline and the Forth: 51.6 km from St Andrews, better by public transport
Reaching St Andrews and Fife
Official travel information
Most visitors come from Edinburgh. St Andrews has no railway station of its own: trains stop at Leuchars and buses run on into town. Dunfermline and North Queensferry are on the railway from Edinburgh. Always check the operators for current times, fares and disruption.
- VisitScotland: St Andrews → — travel times, sights and accessibility links
- VisitScotland: Dunfermline → — trains, buses, Park & Ride
- National Rail: Leuchars → — the station for St Andrews; facilities and step-free access
- National Rail: Dunfermline City → — station information and journey planning
- Traveline Scotland → — bus and train journey planner for Scotland
- Stagecoach → — operator of most buses in Fife
- Fife Coast and Countryside Trust → — the Fife Coastal Path
Times, fares and disruption change: use the operator pages above for live information.
Plan your journey here
Enter your starting point and Google Maps will show routes to St Andrews. Public transport is selected; change it on the map. Check operator sites for live disruption.
While you are here
Things to see in St Andrews
A few of the sights in the area. The Things to do page lists them all, with directions and official links.
St Mary on the Rock
Foundations of a medieval collegiate church on the seaward side of the cathedral, just outside the precinct wall.
St Andrews Museum
Museum of the history of the town in Kinburn Park, run by OnFife.
St Andrews Heritage Museum and Garden
Local heritage museum and garden in a 17th-century fisherfolk house near the cathedral.
St Andrews and Fife
More areas to explore
East Neuk
Crail, Anstruther, Pittenweem, St Monans and Elie: stone harbours on the Firth of Forth
Open the mini guide →
Dunfermline and the Forth
Royal abbey and palace, Carnegie's birthplace, Culross and the Forth Bridge
Open the mini guide →Photo credits
- Swilcan Bridge: Cikraji at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- St Andrews (area photo): Bartolo Creations, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Mary on the Rock: Calgacus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Andrews Museum: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Andrews Heritage Museum and Garden: Daytrick, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- East Neuk: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dunfermline and the Forth: Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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