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|motorways = [[M8 (ScotlandGB)|M8]], [[M9 (ScotlandGB)|M9]], [[M90 (ScotlandGB)|M90]]

To head West take a bus out to Ratho Station (number 4812/X12, stops at Princes Street), and get off at the petrol station on the A8 before the M9 meets the M8. This is a good place: cars can see you from a way off, there's plenty of space for them to stop and it is easy to backtrack from if necessary. Don't go with the bus until Ferrytoll, the Park & Ride Area - it's difficult there. This is also a good spot for getting on the M9 to Stirling and the West and North West of Scotland - take a sign saying "Stirling".  It is better to get dropped at the Ratho Station and then walk about 5-7 minutes ahead until a roundabout and a BP Petrol station with Mac Donalds appears. Round about is before the petrol station that has Mac Donalds. Here on the left od roundabout, is the M8 going to Glasgow. If you turn left walk about 100 meters and then stand with a sign saying Glasgow drivers will find it easy to see you and even STOP for you. Do not stand too close to the turn, else it is difficult for them to notice you in a second and stop for you, while looking out for cars coming from behind.

To head north (through Perth) the best place seems to be on Queensferry Road, just past Barton junction: plenty of traffic going north, they see you from far and there are many good spots with some space for cars to stop, especially a large bus stop. To get there, take bus 41 (Lothian buses) or 43 or x43 /X43 (First) from the city center centre (George Street, GBP 1.30£50) and ask the driver to be told when you're at Barnton juctionjunction. Follow the bus for about 500 metres and you'll reach said bus stop. A sign might be helpful but is not absolutely necessary. 

To Galashiels / London / Borders There are three four main ways south: * the A70A68, which heads due south through the Borders, the A7 which takes you to Galshiels and then the Borders, the A1, which follows the east coastline, the A702, which heads south-west, through which one will eventually hit the A74[[M74 (MGB)]]* To get on the A68, get a bus until Dalkeith (village south of Edinburgh), ask to drop off in the city center, then get or ask for Newmills road, pass the little river and get Lauder road, pass a traffic light and after, you get to a roundabout that takes you in direction of Lauder, Jedburgh, there is place for cars to stop. Do not walk past this roundabout, there is no good spot further on! You can get to this roundabout easily from the centre of Edinburgh on bus 3 or 33. get off at "Primrose Tce, Dalkeith" or maybe at "Hepburn Rd, Dalkeith which heads due south is closer but i am sure i didnt see this stop as i walked past.  For Galashiels ( or the A7 ) best if to catch the bus number 29 from The North Bridge in the direction of Dalkeith. Your station to goto is called Eskbank at Tesco ( Dalkeith ). Tesco is a huge shopping center with a bus stop where Bus No. 29 goes directly while bus number 40 goes after going through the Borderswhole town of Dalkeith. * Right next to this huge store is a petrol station , get out of here and then is the A1, which follows A7 national road ( historic road ) towards Galashiels. Just walk down here atleast 100 meters away from the east coastlinecircle with a sign and there is plenty of space for cars to stop.  There has been some success getting on the A1 from Tranent: a safer bet is to take the bus 44c from st.Andrews square to Musselburgh, get off before the crossing of the River Esk, and walk south along the river towards the A1. There is a service station there: on occasion rides also go from there down the A74 [[M74 (GB)]] and the A68.-> to To get on the A1 from tranent Tranent is pretty easy: take the bus number 26 that says tranent Tranent on it, from the centercentre, it goes through Portobello and Musselburgh in case you're located there. Get off the bus after 30-40 min, ask the driver for the last stop before the bus crosses the A1. Walk alongside the road there and go left on the roundabout and you're already on the sliproad to the A1. You can try it on the road onto it, cause cars are going more slowly, or you just walk til the end of the sliproad and you find the first layby just about a few metres further on, you can see it as you walk along from further away. Here you can get the cars from both directions.

Some anonymous hitchhiker joined To get on the southbound M74 by hitching down A702 you need to get to the A702Esso petrol station at Hillend. Just catch the Take bus #4 of Dalry rd for 1.20 from the city and get off where at the circle Edinburgh city bypass loop passes under a bridge (about 30 mins on first stop after the bus)goes over the Edinburgh ring road. Walk south through two roundabouts and thereIt's a good place to hitch as the cars exit the second roundabout straight onto the A702. This hitching spot has lots of room easy for cars to pull in as it's parking for outside the petrol station, and a golf course on the west side of the busy road and some ski slope thingy. You'll seecould also ask drivers at the petrol station. Some anonymous hitchhiker hitched here twice. First time took 10 mins, second took about 50. Probably be quicker for a girl. As an Edinburgh local and someone who has hitchhiked from Edinburgh before I completely agree with this. One piece of advice though - make sure that the person picking you up is going a reasonable distance as you do not want to get stranded somewhere in the Boarders of Scotland (it can be pretty remote)! You get people going almost going as far as London/Dover for work/holidays as the A702 eventually leads onto the [[M74 (GB)]].

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