St Andrews
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How do I get to St Andrews from Glasgow or Edinburgh Airports?
The Kingdom of Fife lies on the east coast of Scotland, just north of the capital, Edinburgh. View a Map of the area.
Fife is very well served by mainline rail and express coach services, is close to the airports in Edinburgh and Dundee, and sits at the heart of Scotland's modern roads network. Full details can be found at the Kingdom of Fife Tourist Board website at www.visitfife.com.
2. Can I fly direct to St Andrews?
You can now fly direct to RAF Leuchars, a military airbase available to civilian air traffic. Located only 8 miles from St Andrews 'The Home of Golf' and 7 miles from Dundee 'City of Discovery', the airfield offers a fast, efficient and secure service to private business and incentive travellers world-wide.
3. Where can I stay in St Andrews?
There are almost 500 places to stay in Fife, ensuring the widest possible choice of location and price.
The Kingdom of Fife Tourist Board www.visitfife.com offers a fully searchable accommodation database containing details of every Quality Assured establishment in Fife.
4. I have purchased St Andrews.com Logo merchandise from the shop. How long should it take to arrive?
We endeavour to get your goods to you in between 14 and 28 days max. Our woollen products have the logo specially woven in on a per-order basis. This customised service may take the delivery date over our minimum 14 days. Shipping to the UK and Europe is generally a day or two faster than to USA and Japan. If you have any queries you can contact the shop administration on shopadmin@standrews.com
5. I can't see the St Andrews webcam, is it broken?
Occasionally the webcam is down for maintenance, but in general if you can't view it there are two possible causes - 1) your browser in NOT Java enabled or 2) the camera is very busy and you are being forced into an extended queue. The active queue normally holds about 20 concurrent users - beyond that you may see a message which says 'too many clients' in which case you should try later.
Please note:
If you are using Windows XP, Java VM may not be installed by default, and you may not see the cameras. If this is the case, please install it.
Most browsers above IE4 should be java-enabled. Sometimes if you are logging on from your work, a firewall or other inhibitive precautions on your network may disable access. You can email us if you continue to have problems on enquiries@standrews.com.