Public Transport to Musselburgh

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Buses

The bus services into Musselburgh from Edinburgh's city centre are very frequent. There are four LRT buses and seven First buses that travel through the town.

The bus fare for both companies is £1.10 for a single journey and £2.50 for a day ticket. You can also purchase a 4-weekly bus pass for unlimited travel. This costs £36.00 from First and £37.00 from LRT - however, with valid student ID, you can get a 4-weekly LRT pass for only £31.00.

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LRT Bus # 30
This is the bus most QMU student's will be used to! It travels all the way from Cloverstone Drive in Wester Hails to Musselburgh Grammar School via Balgreen, the West End of Princess Street, North Bridge, Fort Kinnaird, QMU and Musselburgh High Street. According to the timetable, the journey from Princes Street to QMU only takes about 40 minutes but if you've made the trip, you'll know it feels a lot longer than that!!

Click here for the full timetable.

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LRT Bus # 26
This is the bus that QMU students who went to the old campus will be familiar with! The 26 travels from Clerwood to Tranent or Seaton Sands. Be careful which bus you get as some only go as far as Eastfield or Levenhall. The route passes through Haymarket, St Andrews Square, Portobello, Musselburgh and Prestonpans before going to either Tranent or Seaton Sands. The timetable states the journey from Edinburgh city centre to Musselburgh takes about 30 minutes. It can sometime be a lot quicker to get the 26 from Edinburgh to Musselburgh then jump on a 30 up to QMU.

Click here for the full timetable.

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LRT Bus # 44
The 44's journey covers Balerno, Slateford, Haymarket, St Andrews Square, Brunstane, Musselburgh and ends up in Wallyford. The timetable advises the route from Edinburgh city centre to Musselburgh will take about 35 minutes. Getting this bus to Musselburgh then switching to a 30 is another alternative to getting the #30 bus directly from town to uni.

Click here for the full timetable.

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LRT Bus # 15
Last and least frequent is the 15/15A bus. This service travels all the way from Penicuik to Tranent, passing by The Rosslyn Chapel (that was featured in Dan Brown's 2003 novel, The Da Vinci Code!!), Midlothian Ski Centre (for some outdoor skiing on fake snow!), Fairmilehead, Morningside, Tollcross, St Andrews Square, Portobello, Musselburgh and arriving in Tranent (an hour and 40 mins later). The journey from town to Musselburgh is timetabled to take about 35 minutes.

Click here for the full timetable.

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First Buses

For a list of all the First buses that travel via Musselburgh & timetable information, please click here.

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Night Buses

Lothian Buses offer a night service for #26 and #44. With fares of only £2.50 (or £1.50 with a valid Ridacard) it's a good cheap alternative to a taxi home from Edinburgh's city centre.

Click here for N26 details.

Click here for N44 details.

Unfortunately the N30 is no longer running.

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Trains

A lot of QMU students get the train into university as it is obviously a lot faster than the bus. Scotrail run trains from Edinburgh Waverly to Musselburgh hourly. Single fares cost £1.90 and a day return costs £3.00. Click here for Scotrail's website to find out timetables and keep an eye out for any service disruptions.

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Banks

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For a small town, there are plently of banks about...

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Abbey
123 High Street, EH21 7EQ
Tel: 0845 765 4321

Opening Hours:
Monday - Wednesday: 09.00 - 17.00
Thursday: 10.00 - 17.00
Friday: 09.00 - 17.00
Saturday: 09.00 - 12.30
Sunday: Closed

* Cash Machine *

Abbey's Website

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Bank of Scotland
172 High Street, EH21 7DZ
Tel: 0131 456 9633

Opening Hours:
Monday - Tuesday: 09.00 - 17.00
Wednesday: 09.30 - 17.00
Thursday - Friday: 09.00 - 17.00
Saturday: 09.00 - 13.00
Sunday: Closed

* Cash Machine *

The Bank of Scotland's Website

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Clydesdale Bank Plc
140 High Street, EH21 7DZ
Tel: 0845 724 0024

Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 09.15 - 16.45

* Cash Machine *

Clydesdale's Website

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Lloyds TSB
128-130 High Street, EH21 7EA
Tel: 0845 300 0000

Opening hours:
Monday - Tuesday: 09.30 - 16.00
Wednesday: 10.00 - 16.00
Thursday: 09.30 - 17.30
Friday: 09.30 - 17.00
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

* Cash Machine *

Lloyd TSB's Website

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The Royal Bank of Scotland
12 Bridge Street, EH21 6AH
Tel: 0131 665 2068

Opening hours:
Monday - Friday: 09.15 - 16.45
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

* Cash Machine*

The Royal Bank of Scotland's Website

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For maps to all banks, follow this link, click "Profile" on the bank you want to visit then select "Map/Directions".

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Food Shopping

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If you're living in campus, there's more places to shop for food and drink than ASDA or Tescos. Sit on the #30 bus to Musselburgh for 5 minutes and you have a small selection of really cheap alternatives:

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ALDI
Newhailes Road, EH21 6RE

Opening times:
Monday – Friday: 09.00 – 20.00
Saturday: 09.00 – 20.00
Sunday: 10.00 – 18.00

Click here for a map to the store, type “Musselburgh” into “City/Town” and you can view a map of exactly where the store is.

Click here for reviews of ALDI.

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Farmfoods
169 High Street, EH21 7DE

Opening times:
Monday – Wednesday: 08.30 – 18.00
Thursday – Friday: 08.30 – 20.00
Saturday: 08.30 – 18.00
Sunday: 09.00 – 18.00

Click here for a map to the store.

Click here for some Farmfoods reviews.

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Lidl
Newhailes Road, EH21 6QD

Opening times:
Monday – Friday: 08.00 – 22.00
Saturday – Sunday: 08.00 – 20.00

Click here for a map to the store, then type “EH21 6QD” into the “Postcode” box and search for store.

Click here for some Lidl reviews.

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Hairdressers/Barbers/Beauty Therapists

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Musselburgh has plenty of hairdressers, barbers and beauty salons on offer. You could always quickly call into the town for an appointment between lectures. Here's a list of addresses, phone numbers, prices & information on student discounts.


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Angus Gordon
11 High Street, EH21 7AD
0131 665 2719

Click here for Angus Gordon's Website

Cut & Blow Dry - £25
Full Head of Highlights - £64

25% Student Discount on Tuesday & Wednesday

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Calum Grant Ltd (Hairdressing)
171 North High Street, EH21 6AN
0131 665 5505

Cut & Blow Dry - £25
Full Head of Highlights - £75

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Chaz’s Barbers
10 Newbigging, EH21 7AH
0131 665 3020

Gents Cut - £5 with Student Card

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Hydra Hairdressing
89 High Street, EH21 7DA
0131 665 2644

Cut & Blow Dry - £22.60
Full Head of Highlights - £22 (not inc cut & blow dry)

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Medusa (Hairdressing)
22 High Street, EH21 7AG
0131 665 1199

Click here for Medusa's website

Cut & Blow Dry - £32
Full Head of Highlights - £73

20% Student Discount Monday to Thursday

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Paul Smith Barbers

163 North High Street, EH21 6AN
0131 665 7333

Gents Cut - £10

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Perfect Ten Nail Salon
153 North High Street, EH21 6AN
0131 665 2211

Cut & Blow Dry - £23
Full Head of Highlights - £35 (not inc. cut & blow dry)
French Manicure - £28 (45 mins)
Acrylic Nails - £40 (rebalance £28)

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Star Treatment
6 Mall Avenue, EH21 7BL
0131 665 3744
Click here for Star Treatment's Website

Cut & Blow Dry - £25
Full Head of Highlights - £55
Acrylic, Fibreglass/Silk or Gel Nails – from £33 (infill £24)
French Manicure - £20
Full Body Airbrush Tan - £28
Eyebrow Wax - £6

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Tan Xpress (inside Movie Xpress)
127 High Street, EH21 7DD
0131 665 8466

Stand-up Beds:
3 mins - £1.50
12 mins - £4.50

Lie-down Beds:
4 mins - £2.50
16 mins - £5.50

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The Beauty Sanctuary (Nails, Waxing, Spray Tanning, etc)
21 Stoneybank Terrace, EH21 6LY
0131 653 2233

** Offers student discount **

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Top to Toe
18 Newbigging, EH21 7AH
0131 653 2530

Cut & Blowdry - £22
Full Head of Highlights - £47
Eyebrow Wax - £7
Full Body Massage - £29 (45 mins)

Snapfax Discount

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Taxi Companies

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Musselburgh has plenty of taxi companies to choose from and you’ll probably find them slightly cheaper than Edinburgh-based companies. Below are a list of handy numbers to keep saved in your mobile.

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5222 Taxis: 0131 665 5222

Airlink: 0131 665 0313 (Airlink's Website)

Burgh Taxis: 0131 665 3366

Cabs 4 U: 0131 665 1112

Call A Cab: 0131 665 2000

Classic Car Hire: 0131 653 6417 (Probably not for a drunken lift home from town!)

Dash Taxis: 0131 665 4000 (Their slogan is: "We'll Drive you to Drink!")

Eskside Taxis: 0131 665 1992

J.T Taxis: 0131 665 6565

Jordons of Musselburgh: 0131 665 4455

Mac Taxis Ltd: 0131 653 2802

Taxi & Hutch: 0131 665 5600

Ten-Ten Taxis: 0131 665 1010

The Mini Bus Co: 0131 654 0022

Toun Taxis: 0131 665 0077

Twenty Twenty Taxis: 0131 665 2020

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