Rosyth to Edinburgh

[rnrcruzin]

Will Viking run a shuttle from Rosyth to Edinburgh or are we on our own to find our way? Thanks in advance.

[Peregrina651]

No shuttle from Rosyth but I believe that a shuttle runs to the nearby train station.

 

You should wait for @fruitmachine to reply. They know the city and can tell you how to get into Edinburgh with the least hassle.

[fruitmachine]

13 hours ago, rnrcruzin said:

Will Viking run a shuttle from Rosyth to Edinburgh or are we on our own to find our way? Thanks in advance.

With the strong caveat that I don't have first hand experience of a Viking ship at Rosyth, and I won't see the the person I need to ask for a week or so, plus the fact that Viking have most of their Edinburgh calls to Newhaven, and may still be feeling their way for Rosyth...

 

The 'standard' offering at Rosyth is a shuttle bus that runs to Dunfermline and North Queensferry (https://www.cruiseforth.com/content/getting-around-rosyth/).  This may be supplemented by Viking with additional buses, but I don't believe they go into Edinburgh.

 

I would make plans on the basis that you take a taxi (though check for a shuttle-bus on the day) the two miles to Inverkeithing station, and then catch a train into Edinburgh Waverley.  Most trains take around 25 minutes, and you can check timetables here: https://www.scotrail.co.uk/

 

Buy your ticket on the day, either from the station or on the Scotrail app as an e-ticket.  After 9:30, the current off-peak return fare is £7.10.  Until the end of June, peak-time tickets are priced the same as off-peak (https://www.scotrail.co.uk/tickets/off-peak-tickets).  There are no seat reservations, and you can catch any train to Edinburgh (either off-peak or anytime, depending on your ticket) and any train back.

[DrKoob]

We are stopping there off Viking Venus in June. We signed up for the early morning included excursion which will get us into the city. We will just stay in and then make our own way back via taxi or train/shuttle.

 

While I am here, it's been a few years since we were in Edinburgh, are either Uber or Lyft available? 

[fruitmachine]

1 hour ago, DrKoob said:

We are stopping there off Viking Venus in June. We signed up for the early morning included excursion which will get us into the city. We will just stay in and then make our own way back via taxi or train/shuttle.

 

While I am here, it's been a few years since we were in Edinburgh, are either Uber or Lyft available? 

Yes for Uber, AFAIK no for Lyft

[DrKoob]

1 hour ago, fruitmachine said:

Yes for Uber, AFAIK no for Lyft

Thanks so much for coming back to answer.

 

[rnrcruzin]

On 5/2/2024 at 2:07 AM, fruitmachine said:

With the strong caveat that I don't have first hand experience of a Viking ship at Rosyth, and I won't see the the person I need to ask for a week or so, plus the fact that Viking have most of their Edinburgh calls to Newhaven, and may still be feeling their way for Rosyth...

 

The 'standard' offering at Rosyth is a shuttle bus that runs to Dunfermline and North Queensferry (https://www.cruiseforth.com/content/getting-around-rosyth/).  This may be supplemented by Viking with additional buses, but I don't believe they go into Edinburgh.

 

I would make plans on the basis that you take a taxi (though check for a shuttle-bus on the day) the two miles to Inverkeithing station, and then catch a train into Edinburgh Waverley.  Most trains take around 25 minutes, and you can check timetables here: https://www.scotrail.co.uk/

 

Buy your ticket on the day, either from the station or on the Scotrail app as an e-ticket.  After 9:30, the current off-peak return fare is £7.10.  Until the end of June, peak-time tickets are priced the same as off-peak (https://www.scotrail.co.uk/tickets/off-peak-tickets).  There are no seat reservations, and you can catch any train to Edinburgh (either off-peak or anytime, depending on your ticket) and any train back.

Thanks for the information.

[uktog]

Datapoint. Yesterday a Sunday I did that trip at around 1530 and as I passed the dock gates at Rosyth my time from Ocean Terminal was 50 minutes 

[fruitmachine]

4 hours ago, uktog said:

Datapoint. Yesterday a Sunday I did that trip at around 1530 and as I passed the dock gates at Rosyth my time from Ocean Terminal was 50 minutes 

Goodness, poor you!  18mph average speed 😞

 

... but I think your post probably belongs on this thread: 

 

[uktog]

10 minutes ago, fruitmachine said:

Goodness, poor you!  18mph average speed 😞

 

... but I think your post probably belongs on this thread: 

 

Oops I will link it sorry.  Ferry Road and then a tail back for no obvious reason on the Bridge.