Transport in Edinburgh

This article is about the various types of public transport services in Edinburgh. For the public organisation which manages Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams, see Transport for Edinburgh.

Buses on Princes Street, one of the main thoroughfares in Edinburgh.
Map of tram and commuter rail services in Edinburgh

Edinburgh is a major transport hub in east central Scotland and is at the centre of a multi-modal transport network with road, rail and air communications connecting the city with the rest of Scotland and internationally.

Transport is an area under the control of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government who have the statutory power to control, fund and regulate transport projects of national importance within the city. Transport for Edinburgh is the City of Edinburgh Council's executive body responsible for the development of all transport projects within the city, and it brings a number of key transport providers together under one umbrella.[1][2]

Public transport in Edinburgh is generally extensive and efficient, but problems such as traffic congestion and the delivery of key transport projects in the city are a prevailing concern.

  1. ^ Transport Edinburgh 2006 - About us
  2. ^ "Transport for Edinburgh: New body to oversee trams and buses". BBC News. 15 August 2013.