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Transport in EH6 6LY

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near EH6 6LY, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Western Harbour and Leith Docks
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
3,234 (2024)
Transport

How well connected EH6 6LY is

30 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 5 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from EH6 6LY itself. Connectivity scores 6.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
6.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
30
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
5
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Ocean Terminal (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Port of Leith (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 03
    The Shore (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 04
    Newhaven (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 05
    Foot of the Walk (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 06
    Leith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    0.9 miles
  • 07
    Balfour Street (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 08
    McDonald Road (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 09
    Picardy Place (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 10
    St Andrew Square (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 11
    Edinburgh Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 12
    Princes Street (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Scottish Exective Turning Circle, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

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

Car ownership

40.2% of households in the EH6 6LY area have no car or van, well above the Scotland average of 26.4%.

EH6 6LYScotland
No car or van40.2%26.4%
151.8%43.1%
28%23.6%
3 or more1.4%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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