Aberdeen Essentials
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Transport
Getting To Aberdeen | Aberdeen's History | Places To See in Aberdeen | Accommodation | Eating | Entertainment | Essentials | Late Deals in Aberdeen
Air
There are domestic flights to and from London and several provincial airports, and to a few European destinations.
Boat
P&O ferries, Tel. 572615, have daily evening departures (Mon-Fri) to Lerwick on Shetland. The trip takes 14-20 hrs. From Jun-Aug there are departures on Tue and Sat to Stromness on Orkney; Sat only the rest of the year. See also under Orkney & Shetland.
Bus
Scottish Citylink runs direct buses to Dundee (2 hrs), Perth (2 1/2 hrs), Edinburgh (4 hrs), Stirling (3 1/2 hrs) and Glasgow (4 1/2 hrs). Bluebird Buses, Tel. 212266, is the major local bus operator. Service No 10 goes every hour to Inverness via Huntly and Elgin. Service No 201 goes every 30 mins (hourly on Sun) to Banchory, every hour (Mon-Sat; less frequently on Sun) to Ballatar and several times daily to Braemar. There are also buses to Stonehaven (Service No 103), Alford (Service No 220), Peterhead (No 263), Fraserburgh (Nos 267/268) and Ellon (Nos 290/291). For more details pick up a free copy of the Aberdeenshire & Moray Public Transport Guide at the bus station or tourist office, or call the Public Transport Unit, Tel. 664581.
Car and Cycle Hire
Car Hire: Budget, Powis Terr, Great Northern Rd, T488770; also at the airport, Tel. 771777. Arnold Clark, Girdleness Rd, T249159. Thrifty, 76 Huntly St, Tel. 621033.
Cycle hire: Aberdeen Cycle Centre, 188 King St, Tel. 644542. Alpine Bikes, 64 Holburn St, Tel. 211455. From £12 per day. Open daily.
Train
There are services to Edinburgh (2 1/2 hrs), Glasgow (2 3/4 hrs), Dundee (1 1/4 hrs), Perth (1 3/4 hrs), Stirling (2 1/4 hrs) and Inverness (2 1/4 hrs).
Directory
Banks: All the major banks have branches with ATMs on and around Union St.
Currency exchange: Thomas Cook, 335-337 Union St, Tel. 212271. Open Mon-Sat 0930-1730; or the tourist office on Broad St. American Express office at Lunn Poly, 3-5 St Nicholas St, Tel. 633119. Open Mon-Fri 0900-1730, Sat 0900-1700.
Communications: Internet facilities at the Central Library, also at RSC Internet, 15 Marischal St, Tel. 585113. The main post office is in the St Nicholas Centre, Tel. 633065.
Medical services: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Tel. 681818, is on Foresthill, northeast of the town centre. It has a 24-hr A&E.
Pharmacy: Boots, 161 Union St, Tel. 211592. Open Mon-Sat 0800-1800.
Tour operators: Grampian Heritage Tours, Tel. 01358-789513, run various day tours around the region, leaving from the tourist office. Tickets also from tourist office. STA Travel, 30 Kirkgate, Tel. 658222.
Useful addresses: Left luggage: 24-hr lockers at the train station.
Police: Queen St, Tel. 639111.