Local Information

Dundee is located on the Firth of Tay in Eastern Central Scotland. The surroundings offer many exciting opportunities for outdoor activities including hill-walking and golf. For more information on visiting Dundee, see the websites of the City of Dundee and the Angus and Dundee Tourist Board. See also Visit Scotland.

Here is a map showing the venue locations. (The Discovery Point where the reception will be held is next to the railway station).

Travel

The University of Dundee has Travel Information.

Dundee has a small airport with flights to/from London, Birmingham and Belfast. The nearest large airport is Edinburgh airport (postcode: EH12 9DN). Glasgow and Aberdeen are other options.

Getting to Dundee from Edinburgh airport

We are offering a limited number of free coach transfers to and from Edinburgh airport on 29 August and 1 September. They will leave Edinburgh airport on Monday 29 August at 11:30 and 16:30, arriving at West Park at 13:00 and 18:00 respectively. After the conference, coaches will leave Dundee at 13:15 and 14:15, arriving at Edinburgh airport at 14:45 and 15:45 respectively. You can book your free Edinburgh airport coach transfer here by entering the username DNDBMVC2011 and password bmvc2011.

Otherwise you could travel the 8 miles (12km) into Edinburgh city centre and take a train to Dundee. You can get to the train station by:

• taking the Airlink 100 or N22 Night bus into the city departing from stand 19 on the terminal forecourt, outside the main entrance hall (operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with a journey time of about 25-30 minutes to Waverley Bridge in normal traffic). Frequency of the Airlink 100 is every 10 minutes (early services every 20 minutes) and tickets cost approx £3.50 for a single, £6.00 for a return (reductions for children) and can be bought from the airport information desk, at the bus stop, from the driver or in advance online. Climb off at Waverley Bridge, near Princes Street and Edinburgh's main railway station (Waverley), to board a train to Dundee (this stop is on the bus route from airport to city centre). You can also board trains at Haymarket station, which cuts down on your travel time into the city centre and back out again by about 15 minutes. Combined train and bus tickets are available to/from any rail station in Scotland.
• OR, take a taxi from the airport.  The average fare to the city centre/railway station is £18, and typically takes about 25 minutes.  Many taxis are wheelchair accessible. There are three options for taxis and cabs at Edinburgh Airport, and separate ranks for each.

  1. Private hire Airport taxis are managed by Onward Travel and are located outside the east (UK Arrivals) end of the Terminal building. For further information on the Edinburgh Airport taxi service call Onward Travel on +44 (0)131 333 2255.
  2. Pre-booked private hire taxis can be arranged via Edinburgh City Private hire. The collection point/rank is located on the ground floor of the multi-storey car park, directly opposite the Terminal, tel +44 (0)131 477 4000.
  3. City "Black Cabs" can be found outside the east (UK Arrivals) end of the Terminal building.

Trains

Dundee is on the main east coast line. Visit www.firstscotrail.com for information on train times and fares (Route 3: Edinburgh - Aberdeen/Dyce stops at Dundee).