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VENUE

Kopikon II will be held at George Square in the University of Edinburgh on 10 October 2025. Talks will be held in Lecture Theatre G.03 at 50 George Square. Use the following address for navigation:

50 George Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9LH
Scotland

BUS CONNECTIONS

There are multiple bus services traveling to Edinburgh daily. Most buses to Edinburgh arrive at the Edinburgh bus station (13-14 Multrees Walk, Edinburgh EH1 3DQ) in the city center.

TRAINS

There are fast and frequent services to Edinburgh from major UK cities. LNER runs along the east coast from London, York and Newcastle, while Avanti West Coast runs along the west coast from London, Birmingham, Milton Keynes and Carlisle. The Transpennine Express runs from Manchester to Edinburgh. Lumo trains run from London and Newcastle, but less frequently than LNER.

There are two train stations in the city: Edinburgh Haymarket (west of the city center, 10-15 minutes walk from the Sheraton) and Edinburgh Waverley (city center, east end of Princes Street, 20 minutes walk from the Sheraton). For searching train times and tickets, see e.g. Trainline.

FLIGHTS

Edinburgh Airport is situated 5 miles (8 km) to the west of Edinburgh. Travelling from the airport to the city centre takes around 30 minutes.

  • Bus: Edinburgh Airport - City Centre
    · Airlink 100 (runs all night)
    · Airport Express (no buses 0000 to 0300 hours)

  • Tram: Edinburgh Airport
    (To City Centre: first tram 0626 hours last tram 2248 hours)
    Note there is only one tramline in Edinburgh.

  • Taxi: Edinburgh Airport

ACCOMMODATION

There are a variety of options for accommodation in Edinburgh. There is no provision for block-booked rooms with conference rates, so we recommend booking early if possible. Below we've listed a few options for accommodation near the conference venue and/or the University of Edinburgh Central Area.

RESTAURANTS AND PUBS

One of our University of Edinburgh organizers helped to put together a list of local recommendations for eating out for one of the conferences she helped organize previously and has graciously allowed us to share those recommendations here!