Welcome to St Andrews

St Andrews is home to Scotland's first University, world renowned for it's golf; and also an idyllic place to visit with the mediaeval town setting and beautiful, award winning beaches.

Below are a few websites that can offer more detailed information on how to get to St Andrews, places to stay in town, and what St Andrews has to offer:

Getting to St Andrews:

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/getting.shtml
How to get here - the University of St Andrews webpage showing flight, train, and car connections to St Andrews.

Transport from Edinburgh Airport to St Andrews: Local taxi companies offer standard rates if you pre-book one of the St Andrews taxis (taxis from the airport will cost more). Prices for three of these are listed below:
St Andrews Taxis: £65. Phone (from outside UK): + 44-1334-477272
ClubCars: £60. Phone (from outside UK): +44-1334-479900
Golf City Taxis: £65. Phone (from outside UK): +44-1334-477788
Strachan Tours: £60. Phone (from outside UK): +44-1382-553963
For an approximate idea of how this compares to other travel arrangements, to come by train you need to get a bus from the airport into Edinburgh (approx £4), train to Leuchars (£10-12), and taxi from Leuchars into St Andrews (£8). So for 3 or more people arriving at approximately the same time, it would be simpler and cheaper to get a taxi direct.

Accomodation in St Andrews:

http://www.stayinstandrews.co.uk/
This website gives details on most of the Hotels and Guest Houses in and around St Andrews, with options to book online

http://www.hosteluk.com/hosteldetails.php/HostelNumber.569
This is the website for the Youth Hostel in St Andrews, where you can check availability and book online

Other Tourism Websites:

http://www.standrews.co.uk
Official tourism website for the Kingdom of Fife which gives lots of ideas on where to eat, sleep and be merry in and around St Andrews

http://www.visitscotland.com/
Official site of Scotland's National Tourism Board which gives you more detailed information on all parts of Scotland, should you wish to extend your stay

http://www.saint-andrews.co.uk/
This website gives you a Virtual Reality Tour of St Andrew's, including the St Andrews University, the golf courses, historic sites, and also shopping and other attactions

http://www.stachantours.co.uk
This website gives you a variety of tours to choose from to make the most of your stay and experience the splendour of the Scottish countryside