Scottish Half Marathon TRANSPORT INFORMATION

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.

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 Park & Ride

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 Park & Ride

Address: The Loan, Wallyford, Musselburgh EH21 8BU

Public transport connections to this travel hub: Several Lothian Buses stop at this Park & Ride. 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 Park & Ride

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.

Lothian Buses also stop at 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

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.

Sheriffhall Park & Ride

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 Park & Ride

Address: The Loan, Wallyford, Musselburgh EH21 8BU

Public transport connections to this travel hub: Several Lothian Buses stop at this Park & Ride. 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 Park & Ride

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.

Lothian Buses also stop at 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

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.

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.

There is extremely limited parking in Musselburgh town centre and no parking available at Meadowmill Sports Centre.

Parking at our travel hubs at Sheriffhall Park & Ride, 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

If it is essential that you need to be dropped off by car, you can do so at Prestonpans train station (what3words location: ///megawatt.craftsmen.teardrop).

Please note that it is not possible to drop off Half Marathon runners at Meadowmill Sports Centre, nor on Gardiner Terrace. 

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 problems with runners and spectators parking illegally, blocking bus routes and residents driveways.  Cars were abandoned on pavements making it impossible for people using wheelchairs or parents with prams to pass safely.

If you are parking anywhere on the event day, please do so legally and with respect to those who live in these areas. Parking in Musselburgh, Prestonpans and the surrounding area is restricted for residents only.

Police Scotland, East Lothian Council and Scottish Half Marathon organisers take this issue very seriously. There will be marshals in place to enforce parking restrictions. 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 and where possible, leave the car and choose one of the many transport options available.

Road closure information for the 2025 Scottish Half Marathon and Scottish 10K can be viewed here.