Scottish Half Marathon TRANSPORT INFORMATION
Walk
The event starts at Meadowmill Sports Centre, Tranent EH33 1LZ.
Your Event Information Pack will give you a map of the start area and you can use Google Maps to plan your walking route.
Event Bus (Participants)
There will be a Scottish Half Marathon event buses service operating across three locations to shuttle runners and spectators to the start area at Meadowmill and back from the finish at Musselburgh racecourse.
Travel Hub Locations
Sheriffhall
Address: Old Dalkeith Road, Dalkeith, EH22 1FF
Public transport connections to this travel hub: Several Lothian Buses stop at this Park & Ride. Please see the Lothian Buses website to plan your journey.
Parking: There are approximately 560 parkings spaces and 15 disabled spaces at this travel hub.
Wallyford
Address: The Loan, Wallyford, Musselburgh EH21 8BU
Public transport connections to this travel hub: Lothian Buses 44/44A/N44 serve Wallyford Park & Ride every 30 minutes. Wallyford train station is also connected to this travel hub Please see the Lothian Buses and Scotrail websites for the latest route plans/timetables.
Parking: There are approximately 300 parkings spaces and 13 disabled spaces at this travel hub.
Newcraighall
Address: Newcraighall Road, Newcraighall, EH21 8RX
Public transport connections to this travel hub: Train services from Waverley, Haymarket and Edinburgh Park all link to Newcraighall. Trains take approximately 11 minutes from Edinburgh city centre and run roughly every half hour.
You can also catch Lothian Bus 30 to this travel hub. Please see the Lothian Buses and Scotrail websites for the latest route plans/timetables.
Parking: There are approximately 565 parkings spaces and 30 disabled spaces at this travel hub.
Musselburgh Grammar School
Address: 86 Inveresk Rd, Musselburgh EH21 7BA
Public transport connections to this travel hub:The closest train station is Musselburgh (1.2 miles) and various Lothian bus routes service this area. Please see the Lothian Buses and Scotrail websites for the latest route plans/timetables.
Parking: There are approximately 200 parkings spaces at this travel hub.
Key times
- Event buses to the start from travel hubs will operate between 09:00 - 10:00.
- Event buses from the start area to shuttle spectators to the finish will leave Meadowmill at approximately 11:30.
- Event buses from the finish back to travel hubs will operate from. 12:40-15:30.
Tickets
Tickets must be bought in advance from the Scottish Half Marathon shop. There will be no on-the-day bus tickets available.
Tickets
2025 SHM & S10K - Single Bus Ticket
This ticket entitles you to a single journey on any event bus. Tickets are non-refundable.2025 SHM - Runner Bus Ticket (Return Journey)
This ticket can be used to take runners from any of the Travel Hubs to the Start Area at Meadowmill and back to your chosen Travel hub from the Finish Area at Musselburgh Racecourse.You will need to purchase one ticket per person using the service.
Travel hubs
The Travel Hub locations are Newcraighall Park & Ride, Musselburgh Grammar School, Sheriffhall Park & Ride and Wallyford Park & Ride. All of these Travel Hubs have parking and public transport connections. Please see the travel information page for more information about each hub.
Route
This event bus service will operate between the Travel Hub locations and Meadowmill Sports Centre (start) before the Half Marathon, and from Linkfield Road (finish) back to the Travel Hubs after the Half Marathon.
The event bus service will operate from 09:00 to 15:30. It will cease servicing Meadowmill Sports Centre at 10:30 ahead of the Half Marathon starting at 11:00 so you must be at your chosen location 10 minutes prior to your ticket departure time to board the bus.
You can download your bus ticket from your MyRunning account from 10 days prior to the event.
Please note: bus tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged.
Event Bus (Spectators)
There will be a Scottish Half Marathon event buses service operating across three locations to shuttle runners and spectators to the start area at Meadowmill and back from the finish at Musselburgh racecourse.
Travel Hub Locations
Sheriffhall
Address: Old Dalkeith Road, Dalkeith, EH22 1FF
Public transport connections to this travel hub: Several Lothian Buses stop at this Park & Ride. Please see the Lothian Buses website to plan your journey.
Parking: There are approximately 560 parkings spaces and 15 disabled spaces at this travel hub.
Wallyford
Address: The Loan, Wallyford, Musselburgh EH21 8BU
Public transport connections to this travel hub: Lothian Buses 44/44A/N44 serve Wallyford Park & Ride every 30 minutes. Wallyford train station is also connected to this travel hub Please see the Lothian Buses and Scotrail websites for the latest route plans/timetables.
Parking: There are approximately 300 parkings spaces and 13 disabled spaces at this travel hub.
Newcraighall
Address: Newcraighall Road, Newcraighall, EH21 8RX
Public transport connections to this travel hub: Train services from Waverley, Haymarket and Edinburgh Park all link to Newcraighall. Trains take approximately 11 minutes from Edinburgh city centre and run roughly every half hour.
You can also catch Lothian Bus 30 to this travel hub. Please see the Lothian Buses and Scotrail websites for the latest route plans/timetables.
Parking: There are approximately 565 parkings spaces and 30 disabled spaces at this travel hub.
Musselburgh Grammar School
Address: 86 Inveresk Rd, Musselburgh EH21 7BA
Public transport connections to this travel hub:The closest train station is Musselburgh (1.2 miles) and various Lothian bus routes service this area. Please see the Lothian Buses and Scotrail websites for the latest route plans/timetables.
Parking: There are approximately 200 parkings spaces at this travel hub.
Key times
- Event buses to the start from travel hubs will operate between 09:00 - 10:00.
- Event buses from the start area to shuttle spectators to the finish will leave Meadowmill at approximately 11:30.
- Event buses from the finish back to travel hubs will operate from. 12:40-15:30.
Tickets
Tickets must be bought in advance from the Scottish Half Marathon shop. There will be no on-the-day bus tickets available.
Tickets
2025 SHM & S10K - Single Bus Ticket
This ticket entitles you to a single journey on any event bus. Tickets are non-refundable.2025 SHM - Spectator - Multi Journey Ticket
This ticket can be used to take spectators from any of the Travel Hubs to the Start Area at Meadowmill and back to your chosen Travel hub from the Finish Area at Musselburgh Racecourse. There will also be a shuttle service from the Start Area to take you to the Finish Area. This will leave from Meadowmill at 11:30am after the race has begun and is included in your ticket.You will need to purchase one ticket per person using the service.
Travel hubs
The Travel Hub locations are Newcraighall Park & Ride, Musselburgh Grammar School, Sheriffhall Park & Ride and Wallyford Park & Ride. All of these Travel Hubs have parking and public transport connections. Please see the travel information page for more information about each hub.
Route
This event bus service will operate between the Travel Hub locations and Meadowmill Sports Centre (start) before the Half Marathon; from Meadowmill Sports Centre to the Finish area; and from Linkfield Road (Finish) back to the Travel Hubs after the Half Marathon.
The event bus service will operate from 09:00 to 15:30. It will cease servicing Meadowmill Sports Centre at 10:30 ahead of the Half Marathon starting at 11:00 so you must be at your chosen location 10 minutes prior to your ticket departure time to board the bus.
You can download your bus ticket from your MyRunning account from 10 days prior to the event.
Please note: bus tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged.
Public Bus
If you are travelling within Edinburgh and East Lothian, both Lothian Buses and East Coast Buses offer services on event day.
For further information please visit www.lothianbuses.com or www.eastcoastbuses.co.uk. Please be advised that due to road closures for the event, traffic may be rerouted through Musselburgh and take longer than advertised on your route planner.
Train
The nearest train station to the start area is Prestonpans.
The nearest train stations from the finish area are Musselburgh and Wallyford.
You can plan your join via The Trainline and Scotrail websites.
Please note: With effect from Wednesday, 10 July 2024, ScotRail has been operating a temporary timetable which may affect journeys to these stations. Please check their website for updates before planning your journey.
Car
There is extremely limited parking in Musselburgh town centre and no parking available at Meadowmill Sports Centre.
Parking at our travel hubs at Newcraighall Park & Ride, Musselburgh Grammar School and Wallyford Park & Ride is on a first come, first served basis. Please arrive in plenty of time to park and travel to your start line, bearing in mind that the later you arrive, the greater the risk of the parking spaces being taken.
Dropping off participants
Please note that it is not possible to drop off Half Marathon runners at Meadowmill Sports Centre, nor on Gardiner Terrace. Runners attempting to be dropped off at these locations in previous years have caused disruption to other road users and the event itself. Runner drop off should take place at Prestonpans Train Station, which is a 15 minute walk from the Half Marathon start line at Meadowmill Sports Centre.
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PARK YOUR CAR AT MEADOWMILL SPORTS CENTRE, OR THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS OF MUSSELBURGH OR PRESTONPANS.
The continuing success of the event depends upon the support of the local community and sadly last year, despite parking restrictions being in place we experienced massive problems with runners and spectators parking illegally, blocking bus routes, residents driveways and even cars being abandoned on the pavements making it impossible for people using wheelchairs or parents with prams to use the pavement, instead being forced onto the open road to pass.
If you are parking anywhere on the event day, please do so legally and with respect to those who live in these areas, however please note that parking in Musselburgh, Prestonpans and the surrounding areas is restricted and for residents only.
Police Scotland, East Lothian Council and Scottish Half Marathon organisers take this issue very seriously and the following measures will be in operation:
- There will be marshals in place to enforce parking restrictions.
- The drivers of all vehicles parked illegally will be fined.
- Any vehicles parked illegally and causing obstruction or congestion will be towed away.
Please help us by planning your travel in advance of the event day and where possible, leave the car and choose one of the many transport options available.
Road Closures
Road closure information for the 2025 Scottish Half Marathon and Scottish 10K will be released closer to the event date.