Getting there
Details on how to get to the ASiT Conference 2006.
By air
Edinburgh International Airport is 12km (8 miles) west of the city centre and is easy to reach thanks to an excellent - and regular - Airlink Coach service and good taxi services. It takes about 20 minutes to get from the city centre to the airport.
There are over 40 flights from London to Edinburgh every day and the average flight time, capital to capital, is about an hour. There are also regular services to Edinburgh from other major UK airports and frequent scheduled flights from 40 European airports - from Amsterdam to Zurich.
More information can be found on the Edinburgh International Airport website
By train
Edinburgh is easy to reach by train, in fact, the Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) line is the fastest intercity railway in the UK, with a journey time of just 4 hours between Edinburgh (Waverley) and London (King's Cross).
ScotRail operate an overnight service, the Caledonian Sleeper, between London (Euston) and Edinburgh 6 nights a week.
The following companies can provide more information.
- GNER 08457 48 49 50
- Virgin 08457 222 333
- First Scotrail 08457 48 49 50
- National Rail Enquiries 08457 48 49 50
- Traveline 0870 608 2 608
By bus
Edinburgh is well placed on the Scottish motorway network, getting here by bus or coach can be very quick. There are regular coach services to Edinburgh from all major UK cities.
- National Express 08705 80 80 80
- Mega Bus 01738 639 095
- Scottish Citylink 08705 50 50 50
- Stagecoach 0870 608 2 608
By car
Edinburgh is located at the heart of the Scottish motorway network and is easy to get here by car. If you're travelling from the north of Scotland, for example, Edinburgh is only 3 hours from Inverness and just over 2 hours from Aberdeen. Journey times from England are just as good; you can get here from Birmingham in about 5 hours, from Manchester and York in about 4 hours, and the city is just 2 hours from Newcastle.