St Andrews (Scotland) - St Andrews (Schottland)

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St Andrews
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St Andrews

The scottish Town St Andrews is located on the east coast of the country and is world-famous for both its university and its golf course.

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getting there

By plane

The nearest commercial airport is the Edinburgh AirportEdinburgh Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaEdinburgh Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryEdinburgh Airport (Q8716) in the Wikidata database(IATA: EDI).

By train

There is no train station in St. Andrews. The next station is about 10 km away Leuchars on the route Edinburgh - Aberdeen. From there, St. Andrews is easy to get to by bus.

By bus

From Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee There are frequent buses to St. Andrews. There are also regular connections with the other larger towns in Fife, including the Leuchars train station.

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By boat

St Andrews has a small pier at the mouth of the river Kinness Burn. It is only suitable for small boats that can tolerate lying on the bottom, as the mini-harbor dries out at low tide.

By bicycle

The North Sea Cycle Route runs through St Andrews on the Dundee to Edinburgh section.

On foot

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Map of St Andrews (Scotland)

In summer there is a very good and free one Park and Ride Service.

Tourist Attractions

  • The Old Course. The oldest golf course in the world.
  • St. Andrews Castle. A castle ruin.
  • St. Andrews Cathedral. Once the seat of archbishops, no longer in use after the Reformation and therefore also in ruins today. On the site is St. Rule's Tower, the tower of an older church that has been preserved and can be climbed.
  • University of St Andrews. The university is the oldest in Scotland (third oldest British U. after Oxford and Cambridge) and was founded in 1413 by a papal bull.

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