Princes Street
Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, and the main shopping street in the capital. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, stretching around 1.2 km from Lothian Road in the west, to Leith Street in the east.
- Bus stop
- …lies at an elevation of around 230 feet (70 metres)
- Description: major thoroughfare in central Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“Princes Street (west)”“Princes Street, Edinburgh”“Sràid a‘ Phrionnsa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Edinburgh Castle and Scottish National Gallery.
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland.
990 feet south of Princes Street
Scottish National Gallery
The National is the national art gallery of Scotland.
1,100 feet east of Princes Street
Ross Fountain
Ross Fountain is a cast-iron structure located in West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh.
630 feet southwest of Princes Street
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Town and Moray Estate.
Princes Street
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Latitude
55.95136° or 55° 57′ 5″ north
Longitude
-3.20098° or 3° 12′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C7RXQ2X+GJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
highway = bus_stop
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport = platform
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Princes Street” goes by many names.
شارع برنسزArabic
Princes StreetBasque
Sràid a‘ PhrionnsaBreton
Princes StreetCatalan
王子街Chinese
Sràid a‘ PhrionnsaCornish
Princes StreetDanish
Princes StreetDutch
Princaro-StratoEsperanto
Princes StreetEstonian
רחוב פרינססHebrew
Sràid a‘ PhrionnsaIrish
Sràid nam PrionnsachanIrish
Sràid nam PrionnsanIrish
Princes StreetItalian
プリンセス・ストリートJapanese
Sràid a‘ PhrionnsaLatin
Sràid a‘ PhrionnsaManx
Princes StreetNorwegian Bokmål
Princes StreetPolish
Princes StreetRussian
Принсес-стритRussian
Принцес-стритRussian
Princes StreetScots
Sràid a‘ PhrionnsaScottish Gaelic
Sràid nam PrionnsanScottish Gaelic
Princes StreetTurkish
Sràid a‘ PhrionnsaWelsh
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