Aberdeen Getting there & around

Getting around

Car & motorcycle

Car

For rental cars try Arnold Clark (249159; www.arnoldclarkrental.com; Girdleness Rd) or 1car1 Car Hire (594248; www.1car1.com; 16 South College St).

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Bus & tram

Bus

The main city bus operator is First Aberdeen (650065; www.firstaberdeen.com). Local fares cost from 70p to £1.80; pay the driver as you climb onboard the bus. A FirstDay ticket (adult/child £3.50/2.50) allows unlimited travel from the time of purchase until midnight on all First Aberdeen buses. Information, route maps and tickets are available from the First Travel Centre (47 Union St; 8.45am-5.30pm Mon-Sat).

The most useful services for visitors are buses 18, 19 and 24 from Union St to Great Western Rd (for B&Bs); bus 27 from the bus station to the Aberdeen Youth Hostel and the airport; and bus 20 from Marischal College to Old Aberdeen.

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Local transport

Taxi

The main city-centre taxi ranks are at the train station and on Back Wynd, off Union St. To order a taxi, phone ComCab (353535) or Rainbow Cabs (878787).

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