You can easily reach Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh by train. The nearest station is Edinburgh Waverley, which is served by LNER, Scotrail, TransPennine Express, CrossCountry and Avanti West Coast. Once you exit Edinburgh Waverley, simply head down the Waverley steps and turn left over Princes Street, then turn left onto St Andrew Street. Follow the road and cross over onto Dublin Street, walk around Dublin Place down Scotland Street then cut across King George V Park and onto Canon Street. Turn left onto Huntly Street and keep walking until you see the park on your left. The walk around 25 minutes in total.

Spend a fun day out with your family and friends at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Have a nice stroll around the grounds and discover the different kinds of colourful flowers and plants available, or enjoy a nice picnic under the trees.

Visit the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh official website for opening information.

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Departures and arrivals from Edinburgh

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Departing toTrainTimePlatformStatus
to AberdeenCrossCountry18:1319On time
to North BerwickScotRail18:137On time
to Glasgow Queen StreetScotRail18:1514On time
to TweedbankScotRail18:163On time
to CowdenbeathScotRail18:1816On time
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from Helensburgh CentralScotRail18:1615Late
from London Kings CrossLondon North Eastern Railway18:165On time
from TweedbankScotRail18:2011On time
from London EustonAvanti West Coast18:218On time
from North BerwickScotRail18:237On time

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