Festival Fringe in Edinburgh is the biggest arts festival in the world. With over 300 locations and over 3000 performances held throughout the three weeks of the festival, Edinburgh has become a hub for every kind of performance art imaginable, from theatre and dance to circus and spoken word. It’s an amazing experience that can also be exhausting if you’re trying to navigate through all the different venues using public transport.
If you’re going to experience all that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has to offer, then hiring a minibus is the only sensible option as it would allow groups to enjoy all aspects of the festival in comfort and style.
Issues involving Public Transportation throughout the Fringe Festival
In regular situations, Edinburgh has a well-functioning public transportation system, but this average level disappears while the Fringe Festival is taking place (the actual population of Edinburgh virtually doubles). The bus services are frequently late in responding. Trams will often be too crowded to allow for anybody’s comfort. Taxis will charge customers a premium for rides during busy periods, and, due to the nature of app-created transportation options, in a group of ten persons trying to travel to the same site, four individuals will have to book their own ride.
Attempting to get to multiple shows at various locations in one day (the way Fringe veterans operate) can change the logistical aspect of public transportation from merely a means of getting somewhere to becoming a performance in and of itself; not a good performance either.
Costs of Traveling by Minibus versus all other means
When a group compares their options, they find that they can generally save money when hiring a minibus for large groups in Edinburgh.
An Example: Fourteen people are attending two Fringe events; this is how each group would be transported.
Taxi — Multiple taxis for the same group means multiple fares plus surge pricing times the number of taxis. Chaos in coordinating drivers.
Public Transport — Risk of delays (buses are not always on time), overcrowded buses and having someone get lost doing the activity.
Minibus — One charge with 14 splits makes this option the least expensive (by the way) for each member, and there is zero sacrifice in comfort and convenience in getting to the venue.
The Edinburgh Minibus Company has a fleet of minibuses (8 through 72 seaters) and therefore can provide the appropriate sized vehicle for your group. Each minibus in the fleet has WiFi, power outlets and comfortable seating, which can make the shuttle between shows a fun part of the overall experience.
Arrive in style, leave with ease
Generally speaking Late-night Fringe shows are part of the Festival experience! Trying to put together a group’s transport at mid-night in busy, buzzing and wonderfully chaotic Edinburgh during August is not going to happen!
We already have got your return journey together before arriving! The driver knows the venues where the Fringes are taking place, the road closures, fastest routes to your drop off location as well as where you will be finding them after your show for your return journey.
Let’s spend our time experiencing and enjoying our time together at the largest arts festival worldwide in the way that it should be by making it convenient, comfortable and effortless. Book your Edinburgh Festival Fringe minibus hire today!
