Balgreen
Balgreen is a suburb of Edinburgh, located approximately two miles west of the city centre, most commonly known for its primary school, Balgreen Primary.
Balgreen is a suburb of Edinburgh, located approximately two miles west of the city centre, most commonly known for its primary school, Balgreen Primary. It is located to the west of Murrayfield and Saughtonhall, to the east of Corstorphine, and to the north of Gorgie. It is bound to the north by Corstorphine Hill, to the west by Carrick Knowe Golf Course, and roughly to the east by Water of Leith.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Getting to Balgreen
- Airports
- Edinburgh (EDI), 7 km · Glasgow (GLA), 74 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 96 km
- Glasgow → Balgreen55 km · quickest by road, 1h 17m · £6–8
- Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Balgreen12 km · quickest by road, 28 min · £1.5–2
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Balgreen149 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · £18–24
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Balgreen
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Balgreen. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextDay trips out of town are easily made from the railway and bus stations, see Edinburgh#Go next for suggestions.
From Wikivoyage: Edinburgh/New Town, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Balgreen
Balgreen is 4 km from Edinburgh, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.