St. Andrews, Scotland

St. Andrews and East Fife offer much for the visitor: history, castles, fabulous museums, a world renowned university, secret cold war bunkers, and of course world famous golf.

Getting Here:

Reach St Andrews by flying to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) from a large number of UK and international locations, then: rent a car and follow our driving directions below to St Andrews or take the train to Leuchars Station.

 

Reach St Andrews by rail by taking the East Coast main line linking London, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.  Your destination is Leuchars Station, just ten minutes by road from St Andrews. Public bus services to St Andrews meet all train arrivals and there are always taxis waiting just outside the railway station. Additionally, we can arrange to pick you up via our concierge service. Visit National Rail enquiries for timetables and on-line booking.

 

Reach St Andrews by car:

From Edinburgh to St Andrews: Leave the city via the A90 (follow signs for the Forth Road Bridge). Continue north over the bridge on the A90 (which becomes the M90) until junction 8 then take the A91 eastwards, following signs to St Andrews. Journey time is approximately 65-70 minutes.

From Glasgow to St Andrews: Leave the city via the M8 towards Edinburgh. Exit at junction 2, joining the M9, then the A8000, then the A90, all the while following signs for the Forth Road Bridge. Continue north over the bridge on the A90 (which becomes the M90) until junction 8 then take the A91 eastwards, following signs to St Andrews. Journey time is approximately 90-100 minutes.

 

 

 

The City

St. Andrews is known worldwide as the "home of golf". This is in part because the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, founded in 1754, exercises legislative authority over the game worldwide (except in the United States and Mexico), and also because the world famous "Old Course" (acquired by the city in 1894) is the most frequent venue for The Open Championship, the oldest of golf's four major championships. Visitors travel to St Andrews in great numbers for several courses ranked amongst the finest in the world.

 
 

Address: 30 St. James Street, Scotland KY16 8YA, UK