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East Scotland Express City Connect – travel in style!

Stagecoach Express City Connect coaches are a fast, affordable way to travel. 

Catch frequent services from towns and cities across East Scotland for your commute, for days out or travel to popular shopping destinations on board our luxury, express coaches! 

Why you’ll love Express City Connect

Journeys are operated by luxury coaches,  linking key locations across East Scotland. 

  • travel  – regular routes to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Dundee,  Glasgow, Livingston, Perth as well as across Fife
  • explore – enjoy a great day out and explore somewhere new, all without the the parking or petrol worries, relax and catch up with friends!
  • connect –  relax on our luxury leather, reclining seats, with air-con on board, log in to our and free   Wi-Fi  and re-charge your phone at your seat.  Most coaches even have a toilet on board*
  • commute – journeys run up to every 5 minutes to Edinburgh and up to every 20 minutes to Glasgow, you can leave your car at Halbeath or Ferrytoll P&R

* In exceptional circumstances, we may need to use a vehicle that doesn’t meet this specification. 

 

The routes

More than 1,800 services a week operate all over Fife via Ferrytoll Park & Ride . They connect Fife and Edinburgh and run up to every five minutes.

Bus stops in Edinburgh city centre show up-to-date times for all our services, letting you know exactly when your bus will arrive!

Halbeath Park & Ride  offers fast and frequent services up to every 15 minutes, between Fife and Glasgow. It also offers improved links to Edinburgh up to every twenty minutes and links to Dunfermline, Kelty, Kinross and other local communities.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Download our timetables for journeys to the following destinations:
 

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Travel to Aberdeen from:


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Perth

Dundee

Arbroath

Montrose

X7 timetable 

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Travel to Edinburgh from:

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Dunfermline/Glenrothes

Halbeath Park & Ride

Ferrytoll Park & Ride  

  X5/X9 timetable

Dundee/St Andrews

Cupar

Glenrothes

Cowdenbeath

Halbeath Park & Ride

Ferrytoll Park & Ride  

X54/X59 timetable 

Dunfermline

Rosyth

Ferrytoll Park & Ride

X55 timetable 

Perth

Bridge of Earn

Milnathort

Kinross

Kelty

Halbeath Park & Ride

Ferrytoll Park & Ride

  X56 timetable

St Andrews

Leven

Kirkcaldy

Dalgety Bay

Ferrytoll Park & Ride  

X58/X60 timetable 

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Travel to Dundee from:


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Aberdeen

Montrose

Arbroath

Perth

Ninewells Hospital

X7 timetable 

Edinburgh

Ferrytoll Park & Ride

Halbeath Park & Ride

Cowdenbeath

Glenrothes

Ladybank 

X54/X59 timetable

Kirkcaldy

Glenrothes

Cupar

Ninewells Hospital

X53 timetable 

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Travel across Fife from:

 

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Ferrytoll Park & Ride,

Halbeath Park & Ride,

Dunfermline/Glenrothes

X5/X9 timetable

Glasgow, Livingston, Kirkliston, Ferrytoll P&R,

Rosyth, Dunfermline 

 X51 timetable 

Invergowrie, Dundee, Newport,

Cupar, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy

 X53 timetable

Edinburgh, Ferrytoll P&R,

Halbeath P&R, Cowdenbeath,

Glenrothes, Cupar, Dundee

 X54/X59 timetable  

Edinburgh, Ferrytoll P&R,

Rosyth, Dunfermline

X55 timetable

Edinburgh, Ferrytoll P&R, 

Halbeath P&R,Kelty, Kinross, 

Bridge of Earn, Perth 

X56 timetable 

Edinburgh, Ferrytoll P&R, Dalgety Bay,

Kirkcaldy, Leven, St Andrews

X58/X60 timetable   

Glasgow Airport, Braehead, Glasgow

Forth Valley RH, Dunfermline

Halbeath P&R, Glenrothes, St Andrews

  X24 timetable
 

Glasgow, Forth Valley RH, Dunfermline

Halbeath P&R, Cowdenbeath

Glenrothes,  Dundee

  X26 timetable
 

Glasgow, Dunfermline

Halbeath P&R, Kirkcaldy

 X27 timetable
 

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Travel to Glasgow from:


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St Andrews

Cupar

Glenrothes

Halbeath Park & Ride

Dunfermline

Kincardine

Cumbernauld

(For Glasgow & Glasgow Airport)

  X24 timetable

Dundee

Glenrothes

Halbeath Park & Ride

Dunfermline

Kincardine

Forth Valley Royal Hospital

Cumbernauld

  X26 timetable

Leven

Kirkcaldy

Halbeath Park & Ride

Dunfermline

Kincardine

Cumbernauld

X27 timetable

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Travel to Livingston from:


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Dunfermline

Rosyth

Ferrytoll P&R

Kirkliston

X51 timetable 

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Travel to Perth from:


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Aberdeen

Stonehaven

Montrose

Arbroath

Dundee

X7 timetable 

Edinburgh 

Ferrytoll P&R

Halbeath P&R

Kelty

Kinross

Milnathort

Bridge of Earn

 X56 timetable

Great value tickets

We offer a great range of money saving tickets for travel on our network.

You can buy single, return, daily and weekly tickets on board from the driver — you don’t need the exact fare, we give change! You can also buy tickets in advance either online or from our travel shops.

We've also introduced a range of   new day return tickets  which can be used on Express City Connect services  X7  (Dundee to Perth), X55 (Dunfermline & Rosyth to Edinburgh), X56 (Perth to Edinburgh), X58 and X60 (Dalgety Bay & Inverkeithing to Edinburgh). These tickets range from £5 to £8, making a day out with with family or your daily commute cheaper!

If you’re travelling regularly, you can get unlimited travel in your chosen travel zone when you buy a:

Tell us where you’re travelling from and to, so we can show you how much your ticket will cost.

 

Celebrating 10 years of Express City Connect 

We celebrated 10 years of our Express City Connect brand on 29 October 2017. 

We're marking the occasion by creating a 2018 calendar, featuring photos of Express City Connect coaches over the last 10 years, which is available to buy for just £3! All proceeds will be donated to a local charity, selected by our staff. If you would like to buy one of our exclusive calendars please visit  one  of our travel shops located at bus stations in Arbroath, Dundee, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy, Leven, Rennies depot and Perth depot. 

 

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