Edinburgh Airport
Located approximately 2 miles away
Venue, Hotel, Travel
Venue
Royal Bank of Scotland Conference Centre
State of Open Con 26 On The Road, Edinburgh: The AI Stack and Openness will take place at Royal Bank of Scotland Conference Centre in Edinburgh, UK. The venue is located at 175 Glasgow Rd, Edinburgh EH12 9SB.
Hotel
The Resident Edinburgh
We partnered up with The Resident Edinburgh for our attendees of State of Open Con. The hotel is located at 15 Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh EH3 7UG.
Attendees can book their hotel room on the website with promo code: OPENUK26 for one night on 4 June for Standard Double rooms with a rate of £259 per room, per night, room only, inclusive of VAT. This rate will expire on 21 May 2026 and will not be available to book after this date.
Payment will be taken at the time of booking and will be non-refundable and non-changeable. You will need to put your card details into the website when booking.
Apex Waterloo Place
We also partnered up with Apex Waterloo Place Hotel Edinburgh for our attendees of State of Open Con. The hotel is located at 23-27 Waterloo Pl, Edinburgh EH1 3BG.
Attendees can book their hotel room via this booking link for one night on 4 June to get discount between 8 and 15% depending on availability.
Both of our recommended hotels are easy walk to the tram.
Airport
Train
There are several National Rail providers that can get you to our event from across the UK. LNER, Lumo, Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, TransPennine Express, ScotRail, and Caledonian Sleeper are major providers that terminate at Edinburgh Waverley, Haymarket, and Gyle stations.
From these central hubs, you can take a short connecting train to Edinburgh Gateway or the Edinburgh Tram directly to the Gogarburn stop on the campus.
Bus Stations
Edinburgh Bus Station – Elder Street / St Andrew Square
Gogarburn RBS HQ – Royal Bank Link Road – X18 (Campus Stop)
Gogarburn A8 – Glasgow Road – 17, 18, 31, 32, 70, 71, 900, 909, N18, X18, X19, X38, X39 and walk
Gogar Roundabout – Glasgow Road – 18, 70, 71 and walk
Tram
Edinburgh Trams (T50) stop directly on the campus every 7–10 minutes