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Transport in EH2 2AA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near EH2 2AA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,046 (2024)
Transport

How well connected EH2 2AA is

148 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 7 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from EH2 2AA itself. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

Excellent. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
148
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
6
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Edinburgh Rail Station
    Rail station
    99 yards
  • 02
    St Andrew Square (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    145 yards
  • 03
    Picardy Place (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 04
    Princes Street (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 05
    McDonald Road (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 06
    West End - Princes Street (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 07
    Balfour Street (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 08
    Haymarket Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 09
    Haymarket (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 10
    Foot of the Walk (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 11
    The Shore (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 12
    Newhaven (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Princes Street (Waverley Steps), 80 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

How peopleget to work isn't published in a comparable form for Scotland.
Cars

Car ownership

72.2% of households in the EH2 2AA area have no car or van, more than double the Scotland average of 26.4%.

EH2 2AAScotland
No car or van72.2%26.4%
124.5%43.1%
23.8%23.6%
3 or more0.2%6.9%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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