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Transport in EH8 8EA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near EH8 8EA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Canongate, St. Leonards and Dumbiedykes
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,054 (2024)
Transport

How well connected EH8 8EA is

56 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 6 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from EH8 8EA 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
56
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
5
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    McDonald Road (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Edinburgh Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 03
    Picardy Place (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 04
    St Andrew Square (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 05
    Balfour Street (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 06
    Princes Street (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 07
    Foot of the Walk (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 08
    The Shore (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 09
    West End - Princes Street (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 10
    Port of Leith (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 11
    Ocean Terminal (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 12
    Haymarket Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Abbeyhill Crescent, 58 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

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

Car ownership

70.5% of households in the EH8 8EA area have no car or van, more than double the Scotland average of 26.4%.

EH8 8EAScotland
No car or van70.5%26.4%
125.9%43.1%
23.2%23.6%
3 or more0.5%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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