One of the biggest sports festivals in Scotland is the Edinburgh Marathon Festival, an event attracting a huge number of participants, fans, and viewers from all over the UK and other countries. Taking place every year in June, against the stunning background of the coast and roads of Edinburgh, this festival brings many people together in one place. So, if you are considering visiting this event with a group of friends, then here is something that can definitely simplify your life.
Why Group Transportation Matters At The Marathon Festival
The Edinburgh Marathon Festival is much more than just a race, as it spans over the course of a weekend and includes many events; these range from 5K runs to half or full marathons, where multiple people will come out either as participants or spectators over multiple days from different start and finish locations throughout Edinburgh. With so many moving parts and so many people involved, there are bound to be transport issues at various stages along the way.
Whenever there is a large event taking place in Edinburgh, public transport services provide a busy, disorganised, difficult environment to navigate. Generally speaking, public transport services in Edinburgh will be busy, with a significant amount of the transport network providing public transport services. However, once you introduce tens of thousands of breed marathon participants, supporters, and volunteers travelling in the same direction, public transport becomes even busier with delayed buses and congested trains.
The solution to solving the issue of group transport for festival events is through minibus hire in Edinburgh – one vehicle, one driver, and you and your group members can be together.
Perfect for Runners and Their Cheerleaders!
If your group has half running (racing) and half cheering at several locations throughout the race, hiring a minibus means that you can move around the course with ease!
Edinburgh Minibus Hire with Driver if you’re coming from somewhere other than Edinburgh. You will be picked up from your hotel and transported to the start line without any hustle for a taxi at 6 a.m. or wander around a new city on the day of the race.
Support Your Comfort Before and After the Race
Once you have crossed the finish line, one thing the last thing that runners want to do is to wait in line on a bus for 45 minutes. When your minibus is ready for you, you get into it, relax your legs and either go straight to your hotel or celebrate right away.
The Edinburgh Minibus Company’s vehicles are all fitted with complimentary Wi-Fi, power points, reclining seats and lots of luggage space – perfect for the recovery bags and equipment that any group of runners will be travelling with post-race.
The Edinburgh Minibus Company has a varied fleet of minibuses from 8 seats up to 72 seats. So, whether you are a small group of friends going as a team of 10 or a large running club with 50 members you can be sure of having a minibus sized just right for your needs.
Book Early – Edinburgh Marathon Weekend Bookings Fill Up Quickly
The Edinburgh Marathon Festival is one of the busiest periods of transportation within the city’s calendar. Therefore, minibus hire availability for group travel will be pro-actively sold out in advance of the event. Therefore, to guarantee your transport arrangements, you should book in advance.
Contact Edinburgh Minibus Company today to make your marathon weekend as enjoyable, memorable, and stress free as possible.
