TRAVEL GENERAL INFORMATION
| Period of this trip: | September 2015 |
| Country: | UK |
| Currency used: | GBP |
| Duration: | 3 days |
| Number of travelers: | 2 |
| Budget: | Up to 650 GBP (ca £300 pp) |
| Best Period: | All year – August for the international festival |
| Guide used: | NA |
| VISA: | None for EU citizens |
| General Info: | Edinburgh is Scotland’s beautiful capital, also known as the Festival City since the first Edinburgh International Festival in 1947. In August alone there are six different festivals running at the same time! Edinburgh is also a city of art and culture with lots of beautiful museums. Visiting the city is very simple. Local buses are a good way to go around or just walking and walking…it’s a small city after all! People are so friendly…they like to talk with you! |
TRAVEL PLAN
| Day | Area | What to Do |
| 1 | London – Edinburgh | Week end finally started!After work we took a short flight to Edinburgh (only 50 min). It’s so easy to get to the city centre with the bus airlink 100, just outside the arrival. A return ticket is 7£. The ticket can be bought also online or using the app. In Just 30 min we got to the city centre. We stayed in a small apartment booking with Airnbnb. |
| 2 – 3 | Edinburgh | Here what to do in a couple of days:
|
| 4 | Edinburgh – London | So hard to go back to London…but early monday morning flight was just perfect! |
TRAVEL COST LIST
| Hotel Edinburgh – 3 nights – |
We used Airbnb | £ 250 |
| Trips & Other | Airport express Bus (£7 pp return ticket) | £ 14 |
| Daily bus travel card (£4 pp) – for 2 days | £16 | |
| National Museum of Modern Art (for M.C. Escher Exhibition – £9 ticket pp) – else is free | £18 or FREE | |
| Royal Botanical Garden | FREE | |
| Edinburgh Castle – £16.5 pp | ||
| Meal | Average Meal Price | £15 – £25 |
| Average Drinks Price | £1 – £4 | |
| Total Holiday Cost Range per 2 people (3 days) (inclusive of meals, souvenirs etc, excluding international flights) |
£400 | |
| International flights | London to Edinburgh – return – British Airways (£110 pp) | £220 |
| Total Holiday Cost Range per 2 people (3 days) | £620 | |
UK - Edinburgh Castle
UK - Edinburgh, Portobello
UK - Edinburgh, Portobello
UK - Edinburgh, Portobello
UK - Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden
UK - Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden
UK - Edinburgh
UK - Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden
UK - Edinburgh, Stock Bridge area
UK - Edinburgh
UK - Edinburgh, The Castle
UK - Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden
UK - Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden
UK - Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden
About Silvy
“To travel is to live.” ― Hans Christian Andersen, The Fairy Tale of My Life: An Autobiography
196 thoughts on “Edinburgh, United Kingdom”