Other useful information
How to get to our campus
Our campus is designed to be environmentally sustainable . To minimise car use , much has been done to make it easy for staff and students to use public transport links .
From central Edinburgh by train
The campus is fewer than six minutes by train from central Edinburgh . QMU is located beside Musselburgh station , while Newcraighall Park and Ride Station is located to the north west of the site , approximately ten minutes away on foot . Musselburgh station is served by trains from Edinburgh and East Lothian , while Newcraighall is served by trains from Edinburgh and the new Borders Railway line . Trains run from Waverley Station to Musselburgh and from both Haymarket and Waverley to Newcraighall . Detailed information can be found on the Scotrail website at www . scotrail . co . uk .
From central Edinburgh by bus
QMU is served by the frequent number 30 Lothian Bus service , which also operates a night bus service . Other services are also in operation at peak times and local providers are regularly adding new options .
Cycling from central Edinburgh
National Cycle Route 1 runs from Edinburgh Waverley Station to the rear of the campus . There are also many quiet roads in the Musselburgh area which allow for safe cycling . These can be seen on the cycle map on our website .
Walking from central Musselburgh
Starting from the High Street , walk south towards the River Esk , continue along this road ( it becomes Mall Avenue then Olivebank Road ) until the junction of Olivebank Road and Eskview Terrace . Turn left into Eskview Terrace , keep walking until you come to Stoneybank Terrace . Turn right at Stoneybank Terrace , continue on until the road becomes Whitehill Farm Road . Walk down Whitehill Farm Road , passing the Musselburgh train station ( on your right ), then onto the pedestrian entrance to QMU .
Walking from Fort Kinnaird / Newcraighall Station
From Fort Kinnaird walk along Newcraighall Road and continue on underneath the Musselburgh bypass and past the Newcraighall Park and Ride ( on your right ). Just past the Park and Ride , walk underneath the bridge and take the first road on your right ; this is the National Cycle Network path . Continue on this path past the Newcraighall Rugby club , which is on your left – until you reach the QMU campus .
From central Edinburgh
From Princes Street , going east , follow signs for A1 to Berwick , along Waterloo Place ( continuation of Princes Street ), and along Regent Road onto Montrose Terrace . These are just continuations of the same road . At the bottom of Montrose Terrace , it will become London Road , and is still signed for the A1 . Continue along London Road until the junction adjacent to New Restalrig Church ( just past Meadowbank Stadium ), where you will turn right onto Willowbrae Road . Continue to follow signs for A1 through Duddingston crossroads and along to the Milton Link intersection , where you turn right onto A1 . Go through the roundabout and past the slip road for Newcraighall , and follow signs for Queen Margaret University to the next slip road . From the end of this road turn to the left and the car park entrance is on the right hand side .
From Fife
Take the M90 south towards Edinburgh ( signposted Queensferry Crossing Bridge ). Continue forward on to the A90 and cross the Queensferry Crossing Bridge . Continue towards South Queensferry . Continue on the A90 into Edinburgh . At the Barnton Junction , turn right onto Maybury Road – A902 ( signposted City Bypass ). Bear left onto Maybury Road entering Edinburgh . At the roundabout , take the 2nd exit onto Maybury Road – A902 . At Maybury Junction turn right onto Glasgow Road – A8 ( signposted City Bypass ). At Gogar Junction branch left ( signposted City Bypass ), then at Gogar Roundabout take the 2nd exit onto The City of Edinburgh Bypass – A720 ( signposted Berwick
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