Venue, Travel & Accomondation

Venue: Royal Bank of Scotland Conference Centre

Royal Bank of Scotland Conference Centre, 175 Glasgow Rd, Edinburgh EH12 9SB

Getting to the venue

Tram​

Edinburgh Trams (T50) stop directly on the campus every 7–10 minutes. The tram stop is located outside the campus, on the main A8 road and can be easily accessed from both of the central Edinburgh hotels we have recommended. Team OpenUK representatives will be at the Gogarburn Stop to direct you across the campus.

We recommend travelling to the venue by tram.​

Buses

There are bus services that come directly into the Gogarburn campus and others that stop on the A8 road just outside the campus entrance.

Park and Ride

Ingleston Park & Ride links to Gogarburn using the tram or Lothian buses.

Train

Edinburgh Park and Edinburgh Gateway are accessible via our own shuttle bus service.

Parking

Parking is available at the Ingliston Park and ride then a one tram stop ride to Gogarburn.

Cycling

If you like to cycle to work, we have cycle parking bays and chargers for E-Bikes in the basement. Additional parking for bikes can be found outside the Main Building, Conference Centre, Business School, and the Leisure Centre. We also offer motorcycle parking spaces.

Getting to Edinburgh

Air

Edinburgh International Airport

Located approximately 2 miles away from the venue and a short tram journey or taxi ride from central Edinburgh where we will be hosting a pre event party on 4th June.

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. Edinburgh Haymarket is convenient to both the Resident and Apex Hotels.

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.

Conference Hotels

Apex Waterloo Place

Located at 23-27 Waterloo Pl, Edinburgh EH1 3BG.

Book for one night on 4th June to get a discount of between 8 and 15% depending on availability.

The Resident Edinburgh

Located at 15 Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh EH3 7UG.

Book for one night on 4th June with promo code: OPENUK26 for a Standard Double room @ £259 room only, inclusive of VAT until 21st May. Payment will be taken at the time of booking and will be non-refundable and non-changeable. 

Both of our recommended hotels are easy walk of tram stops taking you directly to the venue.