Glasgow-edinburgh coaches to run all night

A 24/7 bus connection between Scotland’s two largest cities has been announced by a coach operator.

Scottish Citylink has unveiled plans to extend the 900 service connecting Glasgow and Edinburgh to run right through the night, every day of the week.

The late-night services in both directions will also stop at Edinburgh Airport.

The move is in response to growing passenger demand for more overnight connections throughout the week, bosses said.

The new timetable, which took effect on Monday, means passengers will be able to use the coach operator to travel between the city centres 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Edinburgh to Glasgow timetable will operate services at least every 15 minutes during the daytime, half hourly between 7:30pm and midnight, and then at 1am, 1:30am, 2:30am, 3:30am, 4:30am and 5:15am.

All services after midnight will call at Edinburgh Airport.

The journeys from Glasgow to Edinburgh will run at 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am and 5am.

All services between 11.00pm and 4.00am will serve the airport. Scottish Citylink says the new services offer people on a night out an affordable way of getting home after the pubs and clubs close.

Peter Knight, operations director for Scottish Citylink, said: “By adding these services to our timetable, we can help our customers pick up a great value fare to travel from one incredible city to another.”